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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. In English, a given word may have several ...

3. English prepositions - Wikipedia

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   Traditional grammar includes words like because, while, and unless in the class of subordinating conjunctions. But since at least Jespersen (see § History of the concept in English ) most modern grammarians distinguish these two categories based on whether they add meaning to the sentence or are purely functional.

4. English grammar - Wikipedia

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   English grammar is the set of structural rules of the English language.This includes the structure of words, phrases, clauses, sentences, and whole texts.. This article describes a generalized, present-day Standard English – forms of speech and writing used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news, over a range of registers, from formal to ...

5. English subordinators - Wikipedia

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   English subordinators (also known as subordinating conjunctions or complementizers) are words that mostly mark clauses as subordinate. The subordinators form a closed lexical category in English and include whether; and, in some of their uses, if, that, for, arguably to, and marginally how. Syntactically, they appear immediately before the ...

6. The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language - Wikipedia

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   46641801. The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language (CamGEL[n 1]) is a descriptive grammar of the English language. Its primary authors are Rodney Huddleston and Geoffrey K. Pullum. Huddleston was the only author to work on every chapter. It was published by Cambridge University Press in 2002 and has been cited more than 8,000 times.

7. Conjunctive grammar - Wikipedia

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   A conjunctive grammar is defined by the 4- tuple where. is called a nonterminal symbol or a variable. Each variable represents a different type of phrase or clause in the sentence. Variables are also sometimes called syntactic categories. Σ is a finite set of terminal s, disjoint from V, which make up the actual content of the sentence. The ...

8. Constituent (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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   Constituent (linguistics) In syntactic analysis, a constituent is a word or a group of words that function as a single unit within a hierarchical structure. The constituent structure of sentences is identified using tests for constituents. [ 1 ] These tests apply to a portion of a sentence, and the results provide evidence about the constituent ...

9. Grammar - Wikipedia

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   e. In linguistics, grammar is the set of rules for how a natural language is structured, as demonstrated by its speakers or writers. Grammar rules may concern the use of clauses, phrases, and words. The term may also refer to the study of such rules, a subject that includes phonology, morphology, and syntax, together with phonetics, semantics ...