conjunction
Pronunciación: [kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən]
Palabra
Contexto: «grammar»
(noun) a word that connects phrases, clauses, or words together in a sentence. It helps us understand how ideas relate to one another.
Ejemplo
In the sentence 'I like apples and oranges,' the word 'and' is a conjunction that joins the two fruits.
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He didn't use a conjunction, so the sentence sounded choppy and hard to follow.
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Can you find the conjunction in the sentence 'She likes to swim but he prefers to bike'?
Contexto: «logic»
(noun) a term used in logic to describe the situation where two statements or ideas are combined into one statement that is true only if both original statements are true.
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In logical terms, the conjunction 'p and q' is true only if both p and q are true.
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If one part of the conjunction is false, then the whole statement is false.
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Is the conjunction of both statements true if one of them is false?
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