| Words like and, but,
or, link words together.
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Bread-and-butter |
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Work or play |
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Poor but honest |
The words and, but, or, can also link groups of words together.
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I was 13. I needed a job.
I was 13 and I needed a job.
I needed a job. I didn't want to work there any more.
I needed a job, but I didn't want to work
there any more.
I could work as a housemaid. I could work in a factory.
I could work as a housemaid, or I could work
in factory. |
If you want to emphasise the way two things are linked, you can
use
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both .. and |
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either .. or |
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neither .. nor |
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only .. but |
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not only .. but also |
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The work was both dangerous
and dirty.
I had to both carry the hot water upstairs and
fetch it downstairs again.
I could do either cleaning or factory
work.
I could either stay at home or
live with another family as a housemaid.
Neither the work nor the wages were good.
I was so tired, I could neither lift a cup
nor drink my tea.
I was only 13 but
I needed a job.
I was only fourteen but
had to leave home to get work.
Outside in the yard, not only
was it cold, but it was also
raining. |
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