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... CONJUNCTION A conjunction is a word used either to connect words , phrases , clauses , or sentences or to show how one sentence is related to an- other . We may arrange conjunctions , for convenience , in three prin- cipal groups ...
... CONJUNCTION A conjunction is a word used either to connect words , phrases , clauses , or sentences or to show how one sentence is related to an- other . We may arrange conjunctions , for convenience , in three prin- cipal groups ...
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Richard D. Mallery. A coordinating conjunction serves to join two elements of equal grammatical value . Some grammarians distinguish several subdivi- sions of the coordinating conjunction , such as " disjunctive , ” “ ad- versative ...
Richard D. Mallery. A coordinating conjunction serves to join two elements of equal grammatical value . Some grammarians distinguish several subdivi- sions of the coordinating conjunction , such as " disjunctive , ” “ ad- versative ...
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... conjunction has been omitted . The second sentence re- quires the comma before the conjunction for . USE OF AS , As If , and Like The preposition like should not be used as a conjunction in place of as or as if . Like requires a noun or ...
... conjunction has been omitted . The second sentence re- quires the comma before the conjunction for . USE OF AS , As If , and Like The preposition like should not be used as a conjunction in place of as or as if . Like requires a noun or ...
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abbreviations adjective adverb antecedent apposition asked auxiliary verbs begin called capital Chapter colloquial comma complement complete composition compound sentence coordinating conjunction diagraming dictionary direct object driven emphasis English essay example expressions following sentences gender gerund give grammar hyphen idea IMPERATIVE MOOD important IMPROVED independent clause INDICATIVE MOOD infinitive interest italic type italics language letter look Mark indicating means modifiers MOOD noun or pronoun Oakhurst paragraph PAST PARTICIPLE PAST PERFECT past tense periodic sentence phrase plural Poker Flat predicate noun preposition PRESENT principal problem proper nouns prose punctuation question quotation marks reader reference relative pronouns requires rules semicolon simple sentence singular speak speech story style subjective complement SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD subordinate tence thing third person thought tion told topic sentence uncle usage usually words writing