A conjunction is a word used for showing
in what relation one notion to another notion, or one thought to another
thought.
Take
such examples as the following:
1) He
is a humble minded and contected
man.
2) We
admire the character of a poor, but
honest, man.
3) That
man is disliked, because he is
ill-tempered.
In the examples:
1) the notion of humility expressed by
“humble minded” is connected (in the sense of
addition) with
the notion of contentment expressed by “contented”.The one notion is
simply added to
the other.The Conjunction used for this purpose is “and”.
2) the notion of
poverty expressed by “poor” is connected with the notion of honestly
expressed by
“honest”.The one notion is contrasted with the other.The conjunction used
for this
sentence is put.
3) the thought
expresses by the sentence “he is ill-tempered” is connected (in the sense of
cause or reason)
with the thought expressed by the sentence “that man is disliked”.The
one thought is
given as the reason for the other.
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