Questions tagged [conjunctions]
Conjunctions are words used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause, such as "and," "but," and "if."
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Do I use "or" or "and" when specifying a list of three things, from which someone must choose two?
I'm writing some documentation for a software manual. A user must specify two (no more, no less) out of three options for a particular feature.
Which is correct: "You must specify two of A, B, or ...
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"And " vs "Or" when using respectively
I want to reduce my sentence to a shorter sentence. My actual intention is:
In real-type representations, k is 1, in complex-type representations, k is 2, and in quaternion-type representations, k is ...
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Should "than," "like," and "as" be followed by "who" or "whom"?
Before anyone comments that "whom" is not necessary in the English language anymore and that I can just use "who" all the time instead, I'll say that my dialect always uses "...
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correct usage/type with conjunctive adverb [duplicate]
a) Our vacation was wonderful, however, it was too short.
Is a) incorrect or acceptable use? I understand it should have a semicolon with a comma or start a new sentence, but some resources conflict ...
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Are there any other out-loud-slashers here?
Native speaker (American English): I say "slash" out loud sometimes in place of "and" or "or," and an example sentence that is natural in my idiolect is "When slash ...
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What is the correct way to use "and" when you have "never" in one of the clauses you want to use it with?
Consider the following sentence:
If you need an immutable package (containing multiple files) that can never be changed and be traced, a build artifact is the best choice.
What is your understanding ...
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S is not A but B = S is B but not A
Does the sentences "The point is not urgency but importance" and "The point is importance but not urgency" have same meaning?
Normally, we use the construction of the first ...
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Can "albeit" ever be followed by a complete sentence
"Albeit" can be followed by adverbs, adjectives, and nouns that are used in a adjectival manner:
The journey was fun, albeit short
I decided to change my major, albeit reluctantly
It was ...
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Better to put interrupting phrase before or after that-conjunction?
Which sentence is either correct or better than the other? Are they both valid?
Then she eagerly dug into every basket and confirmed that, to her pleasant surprise, they were all loaded with good ...
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Confused with a sentence mixing conjunctions without commas
These are the exclusions wording of my home insurance policy:
LPG fuelled, oil fired, warm air, solar and unvented heating systems or boilers with an output over 60Kw/hr
I have an “unvented heating ...
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Semantic Opposition of 'But': Are These Unlike Constituents Viable Opposites?
I have recently been researching the usage of the word 'But' with specific attention given to its function as a coordinating conjunction, wherein it is used to create contrast. Throughout my research, ...
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What's the meaning of "as + adj + as st goes"?
I saw this from an email in my company. The structure seems so strange to me:
As fundamental and important as (something) goes, we’re
thrilled to announce...
Having carried out a preliminary ...
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CGEL: Clarification on the Given Rules for Contrasting Constituents with 'But'
Please could someone clarify a statement in The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language by Huddleston and Pullum?
On page 1311 (under section 2.5 'But'), the text makes this comment:
A single ...
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Detecting logical disjunction of two adjectives [duplicate]
I've failed to find clear rules for generating logical disjunction of two adjectives in English.
Here's a real-life, though dated, example of historical importance:
"Tea shall not be consumed, ...
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What is this comma called? [duplicate]
A room furnished comfortably and tastefully, but not extravagantly.
Is there any special name for this comma before 'but' and will the sentence work if we don't use it?
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