and

Definitions

1. conjunction

   Used to join two words or groups of words together.

   Examples

   • I bought apples and oranges at the market.
   • She likes to sing and dance.
2. conjunction

   Used to join two sentences or two parts of a sentence.

   Examples

   • She opened the window, and the cool air came in.
   • He cooked dinner, and I washed the dishes.
3. conjunction

   Used to show that the second thing happens after the first or because of it.

   Examples

   • I had been walking since sunrise, and I was hungry.
   • She dropped the glass and it broke.
4. conjunction

   Used to show a contrast, like but or yet.

   Examples

   • He said he would come, and he didn't.
   • I asked her to wait, and she left anyway.
5. conjunction

   Used to join numbers, for example in a hundred and five or two and a half.

   Examples

   • She has two hundred and fifty books.
   • The recipe needs one and a half cups of flour.
6. conjunction

   Used to join many things in a list, sometimes to stress how many there are.

   Examples

   • We bought bread and milk and eggs and cheese.
   • There were lions and tigers and bears at the zoo.
7. conjunction

   Used between two identical words to show that something continues or increases.

   Examples

   • It rang and rang, but nobody answered.
   • The music got louder and louder.
8. conjunction

   Used to add extra information about what was just said.

   Examples

   • He is a kind man, and a very patient one.
   • She finished the race, and in first place.
9. conjunction

   Used to continue a story, or to ask what happened next.

   Examples

   • And then what happened?
   • And so the long journey began.
10. conjunction

    Used between two verbs, especially after come, go and try, with the meaning of to.

    Examples

    • Try and finish your homework before dinner.
    • Go and ask your father if you can stay up late.