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Illative Conjunction.
Illative Conjunction - as a noun
A conjunction that expresses something inferred from another statement or fact.
Example: "One could argue grammatically in favour of "accordingly" being an illative conjunction."
Example Sentences
"An illative conjunction connects two sentences, indicating a cause-effect relationship."
"In the sentence 'She studied hard for the exam, hence she got a high grade,' 'hence' functions as an illative conjunction."
"Common illative conjunctions include 'therefore,' 'thus,' 'consequently,' and 'accordingly.'"
"He didn't study for the test; thus, he failed it. In this sentence, 'thus' serves as an illative conjunction."
"The illative conjunction 'so' often introduces an expected outcome or logical consequence."
