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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Conjunctive adverbs Vs Transitional words

Do conjunctive adverbs and transitional words differ from each other? If so, how?

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Hi, I'm not familiar with these terms. Please supply a few sentences containing examples of each. Best wishes, Clive

  • Hi, I'm not familiar with these terms.
  • Please supply a few sentences containing examples of each.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

I'm not familiar with these terms. Please supply a few sentences containing examples of each.Emotion: smile

Best wishes, Cli
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CliveHi,

I'm not familiar with these terms.Please supply a few sentences containing examples of each.
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It might be from this:


http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~cs5014/courseNotes/5.TechnicalCommunication/tc_2_Usage.html#Conjunctive

Conjunctive Adverbs and Transitional Phrases Require Semicolons
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS: An adverb used to connect
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Hi,

I can't say I see much difference.[:^)]

Clive
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Hi,

conjunctions are a small closed class of function words that link words, phrases clauses in the same sentence. examples are: is, the, of, but, or, and, so, are, for, on, at, it.

Transitional words tend, more often than not, to link thoughts and phrases or provide continuity from one sentence or paragraph to the next. E.g. Maddie's excited to see her friends and family after
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I just got done with writing 80 in college, and this stuff was pounded into us.
conjunctive adverbs conects two seperates clauses together. SV;CA,SV
for instance: Jack went up the hill; however, Jill did not want to go with him.
transitional adverbs still conect the two clause, but they are not in between the clauses.
for instance; Jack went up the hill; Jill, however, did not w
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Hi,

With regard to semi-colons, I'd go further and say that periods are much, much more commonly used.

Best wishes, Clive

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