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  2. Conjunction (grammar) - Wikipedia

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    In grammar, a conjunction (abbreviated CONJ or CNJ) is a part of speech that connects words, phrases, or clauses, which are called its conjuncts.That description is vague enough to overlap with those of other parts of speech because what constitutes a "conjunction" must be defined for each language.

  3. Sentence clause structure - Wikipedia

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    Sentence 1 is an example of a simple sentence. Sentence 2 is compound because "so" is considered a coordinating conjunction in English, and sentence 3 is complex. Sentence 4 is compound-complex (also known as complex-compound). Example 5 is a sentence fragment. I like trains. I don't know how to bake, so I buy my bread already made.

  4. Because - Wikipedia

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    Because, a subordinating grammatical conjunction; Causality, the process of making something happen; a relationship between events; ∵, a logical symbol meaning because; Because, a British film directed by Sidney Morgan; Because, a 1990 film written and directed by Tom Tykwer; BECAUSE (Conference), a conference for bisexual and bi+ people

  5. Dependent clause - Wikipedia

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    Subordinating conjunction: because; When they told me (that) I won the contest, I cried, but I didn't faint. (compound-complex sentence) Subjects: they, I, I, I; Predicates: told me, won the contest, cried, didn't faint; Subordinating conjunctions: when, that (implied or understood) Coordinating conjunction: but

  6. Conjunct - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics, the term conjunct has three distinct uses: . A conjunct is an adverbial that adds information to the sentence that is not considered part of the propositional content (or at least not essential) but which connects the sentence with previous parts of the discourse.

  7. Zeugma and syllepsis - Wikipedia

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    The sentence consists of three parallel clauses, called parallel because each has the same word order: verb, object, subject in the original Latin; subject, verb, object in the English translation. The verb "conquered" is a common element in each clause.

  8. Logical conjunction - Wikipedia

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    In logic, mathematics and linguistics, and is the truth-functional operator of conjunction or logical conjunction. The logical connective of this operator is typically represented as ∧ {\displaystyle \wedge } [ 1 ] or & {\displaystyle \&} or K {\displaystyle K} (prefix) or × {\displaystyle \times } or ⋅ {\displaystyle \cdot } [ 2 ] in ...

  9. English prepositions - Wikipedia

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    It refers to a restricted subset of what are classified as subordinating conjunctions in traditional grammar. There are only a very few complementizers: that, whether, and if are the main examples. [1] Traditional grammar includes words like because, while, and unless in the class of subordinating conjunctions.