conjunction
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1.0
- noun
- /kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən/
- Specialized
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conjunción
- All right, take a look at the correlative conjunctions down at the bottom.
- subordinating conjunctions
- coordinating conjunctions
- discourse and conjunctions
All right, take a look at the correlative conjunctions down at the bottom.
- All right, take a look at the correlative conjunctions down at the bottom.
- So purely speaking, but is a word in English that is what we call a conjunction.
Examples
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The most common errors were the use of function words (e.g., prepositions, conjunctions, and determiners).
Academic text (2014) -
In the special education methods course, a combination of objective, knowledge-based examinations was used in conjunction with portfolio assessment.
Academic text (2005) -
Oh, you used "like" as a conjunction.
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Generally, like all conjunctions, "but" is used within a sentence, joining one part to another.
Academic text (2017) -
In addition to corrective feedback, modeling is another instructional component that is used in conjunction with repeated reading.
Academic text (2015) -
Is there a relationship between subordinating conjunctions, coordinative conjunctions, discourse markers, and good readers' level of reading comprehension?
Academic text (2015) -
In the sentence 'I wanted to go, but it was raining,' the word but is a conjunction that connects two clauses.
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Words like and and or function as conjunctions by joining words or groups within a sentence.
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Generally, like all conjunctions, 'but' is used within a sentence, joining one part to another.
Synonyms
A word that links words, phrases, or sentences
A word like and that connects two parts of a sentence
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A word that joins two words, phrases, and short sentences, for example and, but, or
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A word that joins parts of a sentence, like 'and', to show addition
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A planet that lies directly between Earth and the Sun in a straight line
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When a planet is on the far side of the Sun from Earth so we cannot see it
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A word that introduces a clause that cannot stand alone, like because or although
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A word that joins a part of a sentence to the main sentence, like because or although
How Complex
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30
3.7
- Formal
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4
1.0
- Specialized
1
7.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Conjunction comes from the Latin parts con- 'together' and jungere 'to join', and is like the English word join. In grammar a conjunction is a word that 'joins' parts of a sentence, for example 'and', 'but', or 'or'.