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, the term conjunct has three distinct uses: *A conjunct is an adverbial that adds information to the sentence that is not considered part of the

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al content (or at least not essential) but which connects the sentence with previous parts of the

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. Rare as it may be, conjuncts may also connect to the following parts of the discourse. **''It was raining. Therefore, we didn’t go swimming.'' **''It was sunny. However, we stayed inside.'' **''You are such a dork. Still, I love you from the bottom of my heart.'' *A conjunct is one of the terms that are conjoined in a conjoining construction. Conjuncts are conjoined by means of a conjunction, which can be coordinating, subordinating or correlative. Conjuncts can be words, phrases, clauses, or full sentences. ** ''Gretchen and her daughterbought ''motor oil, spark plugs, and dynamite **Take two of these and call me in the morning. *A verb form, for example the conjunct verb endings of

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or the conjunct mood (sometimes called the

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) of

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. This article discusses the first kind of conjunct.

Semantic functions

English conjuncts often have the following functions *Listing (indicating that what follows is a list of propositions) :''To begin with, I have to tell you that I'm most displeased with your performance in the show. I also think you did a bad job painting the house. You're a lousy cook. You smell. Your hat is ... etc.'' *Enumerative (indicating items on a list of propositions) :''First, we have to buy bread. Second, we need to take the car to the garage.'' Third, we have to call your dentist and make an appointment. *Additive (indicating that the content of the sentence is in addition to the preceding one) :''He has no money. In addition, he has no means of getting any.'' *Summative (summing up, or concluding, on the preceding sentence(s)) :''A is B. A is C. To sum up, A is several things.'' *Appositive (rephrasing the preceding sentence) :''Music is appreciated in France. In other words, the French love music.'' *Resultative/inferential (indicating that the content of the sentence is a result of the events expressed in the preceding sentence) :''Miss Gold lost her job. She, therefore, had no money.'' *Antithetic (indicating that the content of the sentence is in contrast to the content of the preceding sentence) :''It is said that water flows up hill. On the contrary, it flows downhill'' *Concessive (indicating that the content of the sentence "exists" despite the content in the preceding sentence) :''It is very cold. I went for my morning walk, however.'' *Temporal (indicating temporal relation between the content of the sentence and the preceding sentence) :''I had lunch. Meanwhile, my wife had her hair cut.''

Semantic functions

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