connective
/kəˈnɛktɪv/
adjective
- Serving to connect or join things together.
- The connective tissue in your body helps hold your organs in place.
- We studied the connective fibers that link different parts of the brain.
- A connective passage in the music smoothly transitions from one melody to the next.
noun
- A word or phrase that connects clauses, sentences, or parts of a sentence, such as 'and', 'but', or 'because'.
- Good writers use a variety of connectives to make their ideas flow smoothly.
- In the sentence 'I went home because I was tired,' the word 'because' is a connective.
- The teacher asked us to circle all the connectives in the paragraph.
- A tissue in the body that supports, connects, or separates different types of tissues and organs.
- Cartilage is a flexible connective found in the ears and nose.
- The doctor explained that the injury damaged the connective around the muscle.
- Ligaments are a type of connective that holds bones together at joints.
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