| Show TAKE MY WORD FOR IT By Frank Colby The conjunction is a JOINING WORD VORD It connects or joins words groups of words or parts of a sentence There are no conjunctions conjunctions conjunctions con con- junctions in this sentence William Villiam Ruth Were Vere poor hap- hap py Such a sentence is meaning meaning- less It will make sense however if joining words are arc used thus William Villiam AND Ruth were poor BUT happy Note how indispensable the conjunctions are in the following following following follow follow- ing sentences Will Vill you study French OR Spanish He will succeed FOR he lie has talent He will go UNLESS it rains Choose EITHER this OR that I want NEITHER this NOR that The principal conjunctions are Also although and as be because because because be- be cause both but either except for however r if lest neither nevertheless nor notwithstanding ing only or provided save seeing seeing seeing see see- ing since so still than that then therefore though unless what when whereas whereat whereby wherefore wherein whereupon wherever whether while without without with with- vi th- th out yet Gainesville A local paper states that In 1894 1891 congress made Labor day a national holiday holi holi- day Is that correct correct E. E. E. E B. B A. A Not quite In the United States there are no national hol hol- The correct term is legal holidays Released by The Bell Syndicate Inc |