Connective, disjunctive and adversative conjunctions

Adversative conjunctions — ammo, lekin, biroq — link homogeneous members or sentences that are opposed to each other. They show that the second part contains a thought that contradicts or limits what was said in the first part: Ko‘p mashq qildi, biroq g‘olib bo‘lolmadi (He trained a lot but could not win). The word “balki” is also often used in this function; it usually comes after a part negated with “emas” and gives the correct alternative: Men xafa emasman, balki charchaganman (I am not upset, but rather tired). In writing, a comma is put before an adversative conjunction.