connective
adjective
serving or tending to connect.
connectives
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pluralof connective.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But other aspects - identifying different types of adverbs or distinguishing between subordinating and co-ordinating connectives - might raise eyebrows.
From BBC ● May 13, 2013
Throw in a few connectives to ease yourself in.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 27, 2013
You could imagine a language exactly like English except it doesn't have connectives like "and" that allow you to make longer expressions.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2012
Subordinate clauses and connectives became no-nos up to certain levels; even topic sentences vanished.
From Time Magazine Archive
The obvious way to do this is to use the appropriate connectives.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
