Basic Details
Word: Conjunctive
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Joining or connecting things; in grammar, working like a conjunction to link words or ideas.
Synonyms: connecting, joining, linking
Antonyms: separating, disjunctive
How to Spell Conjunctive
Syllables: con - junc - tive
Tricky part: There is a c before the t in junct, and it is easy to miss because it is barely heard. Then the word ends in ive with an e.
Watch out for: conjuctive, conjunctiv, conjungtive
Memory tip: A road junction joins roads, and conjunctive joins ideas. Both have junct with its c and t.
Usage Examples
Example 1: However and therefore are conjunctive adverbs.
Example 2: The writer used conjunctive words to link the two halves of the sentence.
Example 3: In logic, a conjunctive statement joins two parts with the word and.
Fun Fact
Conjunctive comes from Latin conjungere, to join together. The thin layer that lines the eyelid and covers the white of the eye is called the conjunctiva, from the same verb.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Only one word in the list is spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of that word.
1. transitiv 2. auxilary 3. conjunctive 4. relitive
a) giving help or support, such as a helping verb
b) joining or connecting words or ideas
c) considered in comparison with something else
d) of a verb, taking an object
Show answer
b) joining or connecting words or ideas. Only conjunctive is correct; transitive, auxiliary and relative are the proper spellings.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
The speaker used a teuvcnjoinc word to link her two main ideas.
a) conjunctiva
b) conjunctive
c) conductive
d) conjunction
Show answer
b) conjunctive. Conjunction ends in ion, conjunctiva ends in a, and conductive has a d; conjunctive fits.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct letters to form a word:
conjun_t_ve
a) c, i
b) k, i
c) g, i
d) c, e
Show answer
a) c, i. Junct always has its c, and the ending is ive.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these is a conjunctive adverb?
a) moreover
b) yesterday
c) quickly
d) very
Show answer
a) moreover
2. Swelling and redness of the conjunctiva is called ____.
a) cataract
b) tonsillitis
c) asthma
d) conjunctivitis
Show answer
d) conjunctivitis
