Conjunctive Word

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Conjunctive Word

a word that links two clauses while remaining a part of one of them (Russian Chelovek, kotoryi bylzdes’ tol’ko chto, talantlivyi khudozhnik, “The man who was just here is a talented artist”).

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The conjunctive word "and" means "in addition to," and whether it is used to connect words, phrases or full sentences, must be accepted as binding together and as relating to one another.

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