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The disjunctive conjunctions they are the ones that unite phrases that indicate alternatives. Conjunctions are grammatical elements that work by linking units of meaning. For example: o, u.
In Spanish, the basic disjunctive conjunction is "o". However, when the second word of the opposition begins with the letter "o", the disjunction happens to be given by the grapheme "u" to avoid the repetition of the same sound that can generate confusion. If the second word of the opposition begins with the letter 'h' followed by the letter 'o' (as in 'horrible'), the conjunction 'u' must also be used instead of 'o'. For example: We can meet in the morning or this afternoon.
When the alternatives are not just two but several, they are separated by commas and before presenting the last alternative, the conjunction "or" is written. For example: We can go out to dinner, go to the movies or stay at home.
It can serve you:
- Conjunction List
- Disjunctive sentences
Examples of sentences with disjunctive conjunctions
- I don't know whether to travel to the beach or to the mountains this summer.
- Let's get five or six kilos of meat so we can all eat.
- I no longer know if he is the man that I knew or someone changed it for me.
- Olive oil or corn?
- Every day is worse: or hides things from me or makes fun of me at work.
- Sometimes my mother doesn't remember if she has two or three brothers.
- Roses or hydrangeas will be fine for a woman like her.
- Do you study or you work?
- My favorite dog is the one you have or the one my neighbor has, who is of the same race.
- With seven or eight eggs you can make an excellent homemade flan.
- We will be at Paula's or in Andrés's, they are very close places anyway.
- Come to my party or I will not go to yours.
- You can go to the laundry on this block or walk several more to get a cheaper one
- I remember your birthday at Elena's,or Was it Daniel's?
- The skirt has to be green, light blue or blue, but not brown.
- I ask the prosecutor or the judge to take note of this matter.
- I still hesitate between buying a new car or a used with few kilometers.
- One or another will end up revealing the secret.
- Strive to pass subjects or we will not see each other in the summer on the beach.
- Are we looking for branches or We wait for them to bring coal?
- See also: Sentences with disjunctive connectors
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| Conjunctions | Conjunction List |
| Coordinating conjunctions | Subordinate conjunctions |
| Copulative conjunctions | Causal conjunctions |
