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.