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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are a conjunction" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when explaining or defining what a conjunction is in a grammatical context.
Example: "Words like 'and', 'but', and 'or' are a conjunction that connects clauses or phrases."
Alternatives: "function as a conjunction" or "serve as a conjunction".
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They are a conjunction of cosmic fantasies, tough realities and dramatic exaggerations.
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If one assumption is a conjunction, replace it by a conjunct of your choice, if a universal quantification, by an instance.
But (25b) is a conjunction, so we must first update with the left conjunct (25c), and then with the right (25d).
And just what is a conjunction, anyway?
He's a great writer, but it's a conjunction of luck, talent, and the moment.
It is a conjunction that attracts to the flame two dangerous types.
But as can be a conjunction, so its use in that sentence would be proper.
For most of its life, "so" has principally been a conjunction, an intensifier and an adverb.
But what about people who can't stand "but" at the beginning of a sentence because it's a conjunction?
But for most of its life, "so" has principally been a conjunction, an intensifier and an adverb.
Incidentally, the definition of a "subordinating conjunction", if you're wondering, is a conjunction (that is "a part of speech that connects words, sentences, phrases, or clauses") that "connects an independent clause and a dependent clause, and also introduces adverb clauses".
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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