Conjunctions are used to join two or more than two words, clause, phrases, or sentences. They are also called connectors.
Eg.
1. Mohan and sohan danced together.
2. I went to see him but he was not there.
3. She said that she was busy yesterday.
4. Mohan is happy but Sohan is sad.
👉 The bold words in above written sentences are conjunctions because they are performing as connecting word.
Conjunctions are of 2 kinds:
1. Coordinating conjunctions : the conjunctions which join the words, sentences having equal rank.
As - and, both, as well as, not only but also, otherwise, nevertheless, consequently, either.. or, neither nor, therefore,so.
👍Note: coordinating conjunctions are used in compound sentences.
2. Subordinating conjunctions : The conjunctions which used to join the sentences that are dependent on other to take their meaning.
As- because, as, since, if, though, that, as long as, in case, so that, which, when, when, where, why how, how, as though, till, untill, unless, after, before, that.
👍Note: subordinating conjunctions are used in complex sentence.
