Explanatory Conjunctions

The explanatory conjunctions they are links that are used to unite a sentence or proposition with another that explains or clarifies said. For example: The building is destroyed it's more, no longer has healthy glasses.

When a sentence has explanatory conjunctions it forms a compound sentence, that is, it has more than one predicate.

Some explanatory conjunctions are:

• See also: List of conjunctions

Examples of sentences with explanatory conjunctions

1. In the summer we will go on vacation to Europe, rather, to France and Italy.
2. The session could not be started because there was no quorum, that is to say, the number of deputies present did not exceed the number of those absent.
3. They must pass both exams to be able to take the final, this is, get at least a four in each.
4. Helena is a very good student, it's more, is the smartest in the class.
5. Tomorrow I have my father's birthday, that is, I won't be able to go to the movies with you.
6. The earthworm is an invertebrate, that is to sayIt has no backbone or skeleton.
7. He said he didn't feel like coming to the meeting it's more, he told me he was not interested in seeing us.
8. Next year I will go to visit Brussels, that is to say, my hometown.
9. He had a convenient in his house, O well, with his mother, who was not feeling well.
10. Children up to three years old do not pay a ticket, that is to say, they travel for free.
11. The teacher gave me one more chance not to have to use the subject, this is, I have to do a monograph with the subject that he assigns me.
12. Susana will not be able to come to take care of the children today, that is, I have to take care of them.
13. The room was almost empty ratherWe were the only ones who went to see that movie.
14. Marco did not like the gift we gave him, it's more, already it was to change.
15. My bankmate is an exaggeration, rather, a liar.
16. The room was frozen it's more, I slept with a hot water bottle and woke up from the cold.
17. I don't like those curtains ratherThey are horrendous.
18. Those children are malnourished, that is to say, they are not well fed.
19. The teacher did not like our model, rather, he disapproved of us.
20. My cousin is a vegetarian that is, does not eat fish.
21. I loved Once upon a time in hollywood, ratherIt seems to me the best Tarantino movie.
22. Raúl is very tired from work, rather, stressed.
23. My brother bought a beach bike that is, those that are braked with the pedals.
24. Julio Cortázar admired Che Guevara, it's more, wrote him a poem.
25. My brother is a great musician rather, an excellent pianist.
26. The candidate obtained more than 50 percent of the votes, that is, is already the next president of the nation.
27. I recently saw Diana it's more, this week we have coffee together.
28. The bike is wrecked it's more, can no longer be used.
29. Prices keep increasing, that is to say, my salary is worth less and less.
30. My cousin studied Biology, it's more, did the doctorate.
31. The movie you recommended seemed very boring to me, it's more, I fell asleep.
32. The law received half sanction in the Chamber of Deputies, that is, has yet to be dealt with in the Senate.
33. I had to do the practical work with Juanito, that is, I'm going to end it doing everything myself.
34. In my garden there are many trees, it's more, it looks like a forest.
35. Bariloche is in the south of Argentina, this is, in Patagonia.
36. I love Red Hot Chili Peppers, it's more, I went to several of his recitals.
37. Gabriel García Márquez is a very important author, it's more, I win the Nobel Prize for literature.
38. It is a private school, that is to say, you have to pay to attend.
39. At my wedding party there will be a pool, that is, it will be very informal.
40. I was late, it's more, I should have left several minutes ago.
41. Almudena Grandes is the author of my favorite book, that is, from The frozen heart.
42. My brother will marry his girlfriend it's more, They already reserved the room for the party.
43. They did very badly in the elections, this is, they did not even reach 2 percent of the vote.
44. We should invite your brothers to dinner it's moreI'm going to call you to tell you to come.
45. The one in this photo is the drummer of the Beatles, that is, Ringo Starr.
46. The Lord of the rings it's a trilogy, that is to say, is a saga of three books.
47. They told me that The Aleph it is a good book, it's more, Borges wrote it, so it must be excellent.
48. There were a lot of people to the party, it's moreThere were people even in the kitchen.
49. The card says that you have to be elegant, that is, with long dress.
50. Aftermath It's one of the first Rolling Stones records rather, is the sixth.

• See also: Explanatory sentences