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Conjunctions link two like words together into a single phrase. English conjunctions include ''and'', ''or'', "but."
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Conjunctions link two similar words or phrases together into a single phrase. English conjunctions include ''and'', ''or'', "but."
  
In Gaelic the conjunctions include:
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In Gaelic the conjunctions include:
  
 
*'''ach'', "but"
 
*'''ach'', "but"
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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[[Complementizer (definition)]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==

Revision as of 10:24, 18 November 2009

Conjunctions link two similar words or phrases together into a single phrase. English conjunctions include and, or, "but."

In Gaelic the conjunctions include:

  • 'ach, "but"
  • agus or 's or 'is, "and"
  • "no" (pronounced [njo], "or"

See Also

Complementizer (definition)

External Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_conjunction

References

  • Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.