Subordinating conjunctions: as, if, as if, if only, as long as

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ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Alphabet

Vowels & Consonants

Word Building

Sentences

Articles

Cardinal-Ordinal Numbers

Noun

Pronoun

Verb

Adverb

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Preposition

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Interjection

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Active & Passive Voice

Direct & Indirect Speech

Vocabulary

CONJUCTION

	Types of Conjunctions				Coordinating Conjunctions

	Subordinating Conjunctions				Correlative Conjunctions

CONJUNCTIONS (As, If, As if, If only, As long as)

Make relationship between two clauses / sentences

As	If	As if	If only	As long as
Either	Even	Even if	Even so	Even though
How	However	In case	In order that	In spite of
Since	Than	Rather than	Till	Until
That	Now that	Though	Although	As though
So	Because	Before	After	Except
Only	Once	Otherwise	Neither	Unless
What	Where	When	Whenever	Whereas
While	Without	Wherever	Whether

	USES OF : As, If, As if, If only, As long as.

'As' used for saying that something happens at the same time as something else
Examples
	As I came she was leaving.
	As we were sitting down to dinner, the phone rang.

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On the condition or supposition that:

Examples
	If she is there, I shall see her.
	If that is so, I am satisfied.

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Admitting that:

Examples
	If I am harsh, I am at least honest.
	If I am poor, but I am honest.

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Whether:

Examples
	I asked him whether (if) s/he would help us.
	I wonder whether (if) s/he will arrive.

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Whenever:

Examples
	If I have any doubt, I shall inquire.
	If they were older, they could go to the party.

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To express wish or surprise:

Examples
	If I only knew!
	If I could do that.

AS IF

It is used for emphasizing that something is not true or is not important.
Examples
	Most of us spend our lives as if we had another one in the bank.
	Live every day as if it were going to be your last; for one day you're sure to be right.

IF ONLY

It is used for saying that when something good happens, it may be for a limited purpose or time etc.
Examples
	I wish she'd come round and see us sometime, if only just to say hello.
	There's so much more I could do if only I had the time.

AS LONG AS

It is used before saying the conditions that will make something else happen or be true.
Examples
	My father don't care what job I do as long as I'm happy.
	You will pass the test as long as you study hard.

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