conjunctive
Example Sentences
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And they used lots of conjunctive adverbs, those connecting words like moreover, namely and indeed.
From The Guardian • Sep. 21, 2018
As his solo closes, he and Mr. O’Farrill link up again, finding a loose, conjunctive flow.
From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2018
Asked what she would do with a second gold if she won one in Rio, she took exception to the conjunctive.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2016
I make my bread deciding whether a word is an attributive noun or adjective, parsing adverbial uses over conjunctive uses, writing those delightfully boring usage notes in your dictionary.
From The Guardian • Mar. 4, 2013
So, then, and also, the conjunctive adverbs, should not be used to unite coördinate verbs in a sentence unless and or but be used in addition to the adverb.
From Practical Grammar and Composition by Wood, Thomas
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
