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Conjunctions With An Additive Effect

Copulative coordinating conjunctions (conjunções coordenativas copulativas), also known as cumulative conjunctions, link parts of the sentence together with a simple additive effect. Here are a few common examples:
eand nemnor
não só... como tambémnot only...but also
tanto...comoas well as
Let’s see some examples of how to use these in a sentence:
Gosto de amarelo e de azulI like yellow and blue
Não tenho sede nem fomeI am neither thirsty nor hungry
Eu não só canto, como também dançoNot only do I sing, but I also dance.
Ela tanto cozinha, como comeShe cooks as well as eats
The word masbut can also be considered part of this group when it is used to mean eand
Example:
Ela é bonita, mas também inteligenteShe is beautiful but also intelligent

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