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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Does "I saw a blue car and bus" mean "blue bus" or any coloured bus? [migrated]
Does this sentence "I saw a blue car and bus" mean "blue bus" or any coloured bus?
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Neither ..., nor... and Not ..., nor [migrated]
Here two examples of two negative clauses:
He neither approved my decision, nor did he approve yours.
He didn't approve my decision, nor did he approve yours.
Which variant is right and which is ...
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"Greenland may not be as "green" as the name suggests". Is the second "as" a comparative conjunction although there is no object after "suggest"?
In the sentence below,
Greenland may not be as "green" as the name suggests.
The verb "suggest" should preceed an object as it is a transitive verb, but in the sentence, there is ...
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When should I use “inasmuch” vs “inasmuch as”?
I am wondering whether it is possible to use “inasmuch” without “as” right after. Consider the following sentences:
This paper agrees with author (year), inasmuch it reaches a similar conclusion.
This ...
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Has the conception of prepositions broadened?
When I studied linguistics 40-some years ago, it was understood that
PP → Prep NP
But I’ve discovered sources that suggest that the class of prepositions is (now?) understood much more broadly.
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Tips to figure out meaning "as" when it means "when" or "because" [closed]
I would like to know some tips or hints to find a way to recognize whether "as" is using a meaning of "when" or a meaning of "because" when "as" connects two ...
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As + (Subject + Verb) omission [duplicate]
In present tense or past tense, subject and verb can be omitted after conjunction.
For example
People tend to laugh when (they are) imagining pleasant things
When (I was) going home, I met my father
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Is "as well as" a preposition here or conjunction?
A short passage from a book piqued my interest:
Nevertheless, it is this third line of argument which offers the most hope, by bringing
us into a largely unexplored area of moral philosophy which has ...
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Should there be a comma before "and" in this sentence?
There should be opposing viewpoints so that discussion can take multiple turns AND people can finally reach a solution that neutralizes both viewpoints.
Should there be a comma before "and" ...
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Should I answer a question asking for reason with "because" or with "that"? [duplicate]
I'm trying to find the correct way to answer a question asking for a reason. I've searched here and the net but not been able to find the answer, probably because I do not how to search correctly. I'...
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What part of speech is "not" when it takes the place of a conjunction?
What part of speech is "not" in the following sentences, and why?
I made him do it, not her.
To solve a linear system neatly is only the primary and most straightforward use of the matrix, ...
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Is it remains unchanged or remain unchanged in a conjunction sentence?
I'm writing a bullet point in a presentation. I want to say:
Our partner and customer commitment remains unchanged.
However, it feels like it reads better if I change it to:
Our partner and ...
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Use of 'that' in 'The morality of Buddhism is essentially that of the Upanishads except in the matter of forbidding sacrifice.' [closed]
Could anyone help me understand the use of 'that' in the below sentence? (I took this example from an old book)
The morality of Buddhism is essentially that of the Upanishads except in the matter of ...
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Should there be a comma after the word "and" in this sentence with a subordinate and indendant clause after the word "and"?
I believe I've got the proper comma placements for these two sentences:
"The ball fell to the ground, and he caught it after it bounced."
"After it bounced, he caught it."
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Can we drop repetitive conjunctions, such as in "if X and if Y"?
I wonder if we join two sentences with the same conjunctions (if, when, because, etc.), can we use the conjunction only once in the combined sentence?
For example, if I combine the two sentences below:...
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Should you use a conjuncton in a question? [closed]
Example:
What do you think of this as I was going to buy it?
Alternative I suspect is correct:
What do you think of this?
I was going to buy it.
I wanted to see if I can word it as a single ...
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Parallel structure [A as well as B]
He wants to know how to keep in touch with her as well as how to get her attention.
The sentence above has the correlative conjungction [A as well as B]. Here, A and B should have a parallel structure,...
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In "Jack will come to mother's house and will come to father's house so long as X", does "so long as…" apply to both preceding conditions?
I need to interpret the following sentence:
With regard to Christmas this year, Jack will come to mother's house and will come to father's house so long as Jill does not have Covid.
Does the "...
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What does "but" mean in this context? [duplicate]
This context comes from the movie Gangs Of New York by Martin Scorese.
Take him for a boat ride, John. Who knows, but he might save your life again.
(The person speaking knows that John's life was ...
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Correct usage of I've
Understandably "I've" is a very versatile conjunction, however I have found it being used increasingly more as a possessive. I think in proper English this is unacceptable, but not so sure ...
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Style/usage with conjunctions
A) The modelling data can be reintroduced if needed, for example, if a new variant of concern arises.
B)The modelling data can be reintroduced if needed if a new variant of concern arises.
If for ...
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Is the use of "an" to mean "if" an invention of fantasy writers?
I've just read Snow White and Rose Red by Patricia C. Wrede, and the author has her characters speak in a vaguely Shakespearean manner, presumably to add atmosphere. In particular, her characters use ...
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How to use "Though" after making a statement?
I want to emphasize that I am very interested in the position. Am I using "though" to transition correctly?
I am not available on Friday, unfortunately, though I am very interested in the ...
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Why can't we use commas in this sentence before "and"? [duplicate]
I'm helping a student with writing a story in English. She wrote the following sentence.
"She stopped to take a picture of a little yellow duck, which someone (probably a child) had drawn with ...
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Conjunction at the end of a neither / nor list to mean "in order to"
My German wife recently came up with this sentence while we were practicing English:
Yes, sorry I'm neither born in the 1900 or read an old Shakespeare, to know any old English word
My natural ...
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Can all coordinating conjunctions be used to connect nouns, adjectives, etc. as well as clauses?
To the best of my knowledge, there are seven coordinating
conjunctions only five of which can connect nouns, phrases,
adjectives, and clauses. That's what they are said to do:
connect those things. ...
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Use of the conjunction "so" at the start of a sentence, without relation to anything said before [duplicate]
I have recently noticed that some people nowadays are using the word "so" at the start of a sentence.
For example - there is currently a question on the Law site which begins:
So I live in ...
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"What I want is that X do(es) something" vs. "What I want is for X to do something"
Example
Alice: What do you want?
Bob: Do you know what I want? What I want is ...
that Peter makes the phone call (that + present simple)
that Peter make the phone call (that + present subjunctive)
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The meaning of as + adj + as + noun + to be?
As serious as the problem was, no one paid enough attention to
it.
I want the above sentence to mean: although the problem was very serious, no one paid enough attention to it.
Does the structure “as ...
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Should there be a comma if "though" is used mid-sentence?
In an effort to showcase my enthusiasm, all of my personal projects since graduation
relate to health in some form though I do have a distinct interest in the study of
behavior and the mind.
It's ...
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'Nor WE are' and 'Nor ARE we'
I was listening to a speech the other day and I heard the speaker saying
We are not in a position to see it nor are we in a position to understand it.
If the speaker is right to say "nor are we&...
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for/and/so: Are all three of those conjunctions equally acceptable in this situation?
I’m trying to connect two different clauses, each with its own subject and tensed verb, but I don’t know when to use one conjunction instead of another to do so. To summarize, I know that:
And = ...
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How is "Rather than" used in a sentence and what verb is used after it? [closed]
I have searched all over the internet for this question for two days and used many robots to check my examples using this phrase.
It is simple to use for adjectives and adverbs and nouns so I don't ...
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"and this time"
I have a question about punctuation.
Context: A was one successful product of our company; it was used by women. Now, we plan to create a product for men. Then, which sentence below is correct?
our ...
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Why is this a grammatically incorrect sentence? (according to the ACT) [closed]
On one of the tests, the ACT asked to pick which sentence was unacceptable.
I'm not sure why this sentence is unacceptable: "The silhouettes merge Shin's past and present and they create an ...
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Are "contains only Xs and Ys" / "only Xs or Ys" ambiguous?
I want to talk about collections where each element may be one of a couple types, either X or Y (independently of others).
If English had parentheses, I could say "contains only (X or Y)s". ...
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What does "If an otherwise " mean? [duplicate]
If an otherwise qualiyfying trivial benefit is made by the company to its staff ,on a recurring basis,could it be argued that the company has a contractual obligation to it and thus must do it every ...
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How can I use have before and after conjunction? [closed]
I am confused where should I use have after a conjuction if it has already used before it for the same noun. For example, I want to combine following sentences:
I have played tennis. I have studied ...
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What is correct: "did you do smth and do smth" or "Did you do smth and did smth"?
I'm trying to figure out which form is correct when composing such a question:
"Did you go there and forget to eat?"
"Did you go there and forgot to eat?"
Not the most creative ...
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A semicolon or something else?
In Forrest Gump, Forrest says: "I couldn't tell where heaven stopped, and the earth began; it was so beautiful.”
What is the grammar after 'began'? Does a comma or semi-colon indicate a break ...
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When do we need to use "to" here?
I would like to know when we use "to" before the second verb (in this case communicate) in the following sentence.
Sir Percy Grigg, a high Treasury official who knew both well, described ...
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Direction on using the appropriate conjunctions "and"/"or"/"nor" in a medical setting
Quick background: I'm a medical professional and have a question on the proper use of the conjunctions "and" "or" "nor" when writing patient notes. See examples below:
In ...
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Distinguish between this "and" that or this "or" that
Just wondering about this sentence I came across:
It is difficult to distinguish between a misrepresentation or an exaggeration.
I feel 'and' should be used in place of 'or'. Can someone confirm ...
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Why isn't it "I will have been running, lest they have been catching me"?
The phrase in the title is obviously incorrect; however, I'm having difficulties figuring out how it could actually be grammatically constructed. To be clear, I'm aware this is a ridiculous ...
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Why there is a comma before “and” in a simple sentence of two clauses? [duplicate]
Loretta studied very hard for the test, and she felt confident
that she would pass.
This is a simple sentence connected with a coordinating conjunction. There should not be a comma because we add a ...
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Restating preposition in a conjunctive phrase to avoid ambiguity
Take the following sentence:
This study analyzed how perceptions of poverty and welfare policies influence social movements in the US.
My first interpretation, and I suspect the first interpretation ...
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Where should I position the correlating conjunction relative to the infinitive? [duplicate]
I am proofreading the following sentence:
They inspired her to produce not only her zine and blog but to create a whole new scene in New Orleans.
I am thinking it should rather be written as follows:...
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Unnecessary use of 'and': 'A few seconds later and...'
In several books I've read recently I've noticed what seems to me to be the unnecessary use of the word 'and'. For example:
A few seconds later and the phone rang.
Is it even grammatically correct?
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Is the construction "[only/merely/just + infinitive]" grammatical?
Consider this sentence:
I am not going to the dinner, merely to the cocktail hour.
Is this grammatical? Why? It's a little like a coordinating conjunction, except that the elements aren't parallel --...
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Using "As" at beginning of a sentence
A company called Goodbrothers (for the sake of argument) wants to advertise its environmental credentials, using
As Goodbrothers, we always pay attention to environmental concerns.
In this context, ...
