albeit
conjunction
used for introducing a comment that slightly changes or reduces the effect of what you said before it
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conjunction
used for introducing a comment that slightly changes or reduces the effect of what you said before it
conjunction
used for introducing a statement that makes what you have just said seem less true or less likely
adjective
a causal conjunction such as ‘because’ introduces a statement describing the cause of something
noun
a word that is used to join other words, phrases, clauses, and sentences, for example ‘and’, ‘because’, and ‘but’
noun
a word such as ‘and’ or ‘but’ that joins two parts of a sentence that are of equal importance
adjective
two words that are correlative are often used together but not usually used next to each other. For example, ‘either’ and ‘or’ are correlative conjunctions.
conjunction
used for introducing a situation that may happen or may be real, especially when talking about its results
conjunction
used for introducing a situation or condition that must exist before something else happens
conjunction
used for introducing a situation that does not exist now and is unlikely or impossible, especially when talking about its imaginary results
conjunction
used for introducing a situation that might have existed in the past but did not exist, especially when talking about what its results might have been
conjunction
used for saying how you feel about the possibility that something may happen or be true
conjunction
used when politely asking someone to do something or when asking for permission to do something
conjunction
used for introducing a remark that makes your description seem slightly less positive or certain
conjunction
used for referring to something that someone may have noticed, before explaining the reason for it
conjunction
used for suggesting that something may possibly be more or less, better or worse etc than you have stated
conjunction
used for introducing a negative expression to emphasize that you think something is very surprising or shocking
conjunction
used for adding a comment that explains or makes clearer what you have just said
conjunction
used for talking about the degree to which something happens, or the situation in which something happens
conjunction
used for connecting possibilities or choices. In a list, ‘or’ is usually used only before the last possibility or choice
conjunction
used between two similar numbers for showing that you do not know what the exact number is
conjunction
used for introducing a comment that corrects or adds more information to what you have just said
conjunction
used when you are trying to show that something must be true, by saying that the situation would be different if it was not true
noun
a word such as ‘because’, ‘while’, ‘that’, ‘which’, or ‘who’ that begins a subordinate clause and connects it to the main part of a sentence
conjunction
used for saying that if something does not happen, something else will happen or be true as a result
adverb, conjunction
an old word meaning ‘because of the fact that has just been referred to’
conjunction
used for showing that something happens just after or because of something that has been mentioned
conjunction
used for saying that it does not matter which of two possibilities is true, because the situation will be the same
conjunction
used for saying that although you accept that something is true, there are also doubts or facts that you cannot ignore
used for saying that when something good happens, it may only be for a limited purpose, time etc
if
used for giving the reason why you are saying something
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