and | but | or | because

A1 points 1-7 in the English Grammar Profile are listed as:

single word conjunctions (‘and, but, or’):

  • to connect single nouns and adjectives.
  • to combine phrases, clauses, and sentences.
  • ‘and’ and ‘or’ before the final item in a list.
  • ‘but’ to add unexpected contrast.

‘because’ as a subordinating conjunction to introduce a subordinate clause.


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1 BELIEVE IT OR NOT, 35280

Believe it or notthere are real racists in this town.

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2 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED 30779
3 THE PROS AND CONS OF 29571
4 , INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED 28451
5 DATE AND TIME 27205

Get the date and time of those murders for me.

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6 A YEAR AND A HALF 26722
7 , PRESIDENT AND CEO OF 22893
8 THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF 22786
9 INCLUDE , BUT ARE NOT 21706
10 OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 20427

11 . BUT IF YOU 19760

I don’t like the look of the people at that place any better than you do, 

but if you don’t do this, you won’t be able to leave the state.

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12 . AND IF YOU 19556
13 . BECAUSE OF THE 19239
14 MEN ‘S AND WOMEN ‘S 18645
15 THE INS AND OUTS OF 17651
16 AN HOUR AND A HALF 17311
17 THE LOOK AND FEEL OF 17166
18 WAS BORN AND RAISED IN 17068
19 IN WHOLE OR IN PART 16771
20 . BUT IT ‘S 16545
21 ONE WAY OR THE OTHER 16233
22 . AND THAT ‘S 15278
23 FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY 15025
24 THAT MAY OR MAY NOT 13124
25 . BUT THERE IS 13043
26 THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 12696
27 ONE WAY OR ANOTHER . 12511
28 THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 12469
29 YOU MAY OR MAY NOT 12262
30 DAY IN AND DAY OUT 12213
31 . BUT THERE ARE 12201
32 LAST BUT NOT LEAST 12003
33 . AND FINALLY , 11793
34 THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF 11741
35 . AND OF COURSE 11563
36 . BUT IT WAS 11413
37 . BUT IT IS 10838
38 A THING OR TWO ABOUT 10821
39 U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 10706
40 WITH SALT AND PEPPER . 10606
41 LIKE IT OR NOT , 10575
42 . BUT THAT ‘S 10342
43 . AND YES , 10239
44 EVERY NOW AND THEN . 10125
45 WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT 10084
46 . AND IT ‘S 10053
47 SYNONYMS OR RELATED TERMS 10036
48 WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS . 9988
49 MY HUSBAND AND I ARE 9670
50 EVERY NOW AND THEN , 9661
51 . AND THEN THERE 9618
52 BOTH ON AND OFF THE 9608
53 . BUT IN THE 9570
54 . HE AND HIS WIFE 9557
55 FIRST AND FOREMOST , 9511
56 MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE 9257
57 ONE WAY OR ANOTHER , 9220
58 THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF 9085
59 REMAINDER 0 AND SO ARE 8987
60 . AND THIS IS 8913
61 A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER 8913
62 THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF 8856
63 IT , BUT IT ‘S 8769
64 , PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE 8704
65 . BUT THIS IS 8700
66 , HE OR SHE WILL 8647
67 BOTH MEN AND WOMEN . 8583
68 WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY . 8582
69 THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY 8445
70 . BUT THERE ‘S 8412
71 INCLUDES , BUT IS NOT 8295
72 . AND YET , 8271
73 GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 8241
74 THE RISE AND FALL OF 8211
75 LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 8178
76 A MAN AND A WOMAN 8145
77 . BUT WHAT IF 8142
78 UNITED STATES AND CANADA . 8064
79 THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF 7886
80 TO NAME BUT A FEW 7829
81 , BUT BECAUSE OF THE 7702
82 THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS . 7699
83 . AND SO , 7588
84 ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN 7530
85 . BUT WHAT ABOUT 7447
86 YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT 7433
87 AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST 7421
88 . BECAUSE OF THIS 7354
89 GOES ON AND ON . 7312
90 VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER 7256
91 . AND NOW , 7188
92 WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOES 7185
93 A DAY OR TWO . 7155

Come back in a day or two.

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94 ) , BUT IT ‘S 7142
95 A QUICK AND EASY WAY 7113
96 THIS DAY AND AGE , 7028
97 , DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY , 7027
98 THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF 6898
99 THE HEART AND SOUL OF 6841
100 . FIRST AND FOREMOST , 6772