Useful connecting words
Connecting words or conjunctions are used to connect two clauses, phrases or words together.They add variety to your paragraphs and make reading a pleasant experience.Here are some useful connecting words.
When
When shows time.
Study the following example.
- The children went to the zoo. They saw a lion cub.
These sentences can be connected using the conjunction when.
- When the children went to the zoo they saw a lion cub.OR When they went to the zoo, the children saw a lion cub.
- We can go to the park. The weather clears.
- We can go to the park when the whether clears.
- When the weather clears, we can go to the park.
Preposition + which
Two sentences can be joined with a preposition + which.
Study the following example.
- We bought some grapes. We extracted the juice.
- We bought some grapes from which we extracted the juice.
- Steven lend me a pound. I bought a pen.
- Steven lend me a pound with which I bought a pen.
Whose
Whose is the possessive form of who.
- The boy is very handsome. We swam in his pool.
- The boy, in whose pool we swam, is very handsome.
- I rode on Harry’s horse. Harry followed me closely.
- Harry, on whose horse I rode, followed me closely.
Whom
Whom is the objective case of who.
- I played tennis with a visitor. He was a good player.
- The visitor with whom I played tennis was a good player.
- I sent a parcel to my son. He received it yesterday.
- My son, to whom I sent a parcel, received it yesterday.
- My father lend me 100 pounds. I was very grateful.
- My father lend me 100 pounds for which I was very grateful.