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4. Using Conjunctions to Join Words and Phrases
In using conjunctions to join words and phrases, some of the words are left out.
EXAMPLE: Will you have brandy? Will you have whiskey?
  Will you have brandy or whiskey?
  'Or' joins the words 'brandy' and 'whiskey'.
EXAMPLE: I have a car. I have a house.
  I have a car and a house.
  'And' joins the phrases 'a car' and 'a house'.
  In both sentences some of the words are left out.