{"id":5089,"date":"2023-03-20T16:21:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T16:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=5089"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:30:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:30:27","slug":"what-is-a-conjunction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/what-is-a-conjunction","title":{"rendered":"Making connections with conjunctions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">Even if you\u2019ve made sure your writing is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/grammar-101\">grammatically correct<\/a>, there\u2019s room to improve by structuring your sentences in more complex ways. 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