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ERIC Number: EJ323361
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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A Study of the Use of Conjunctions across Grades and Ethnic Groups.
McClure, Erica F.; Steffensen, Margaret S.
Research in the Teaching of English, v19 n3 p217-36 Oct 1985
Using third, sixth, and ninth grade students of Anglo, Black, and Hispanic ethnicity, a study examined their use of the conjunctions "and,""but,""because," and "even though." Results indicated that for all groups, correct use of conjunctions was correlated with reading comprehension. (HOD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cohesion (Written Composition), Conjunctions, Cultural Differences, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 3, Grade 6, Grade 9, Language Research, Language Skills, Reading Comprehension, Sentence Structure
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Linguistic Complexity