Developmental Study of Factors Involved in Choice of Conjunctions.

Hutson, Barbara A.; Shub, Jeanne

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Publication Date: 1975

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Developmental Study of Factors Involved in Choice of Conjunctions

Hutson, Barbara A.; Shub, Jeanne

Child Development, 46, 1, 46-52, Mar 75

This study examined the factors influencing the choice of the conjunctions "and" or "but" in joining two clauses of a compound sentence. Subjects were students at first-, fourth-, seventh-, and tenth-grade and adult levels. (Author/ED)

Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Development, Conjunctions, Elementary School Students, High School Students, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Logical Thinking, Sentence Structure, Syntax

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