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Meanings of adversative in English
Usage of adversative in English
1
But the conjunction is often omitted in copulative and adversative clauses, as in Sec.
2
They are sometimes adversative; sometimes they are simply cumulative.
3
Another example is, "Only the star dazzles; the planet has a faint, moon-like ray" (adversative).
4
Why use adversatives in the same breath with 'ride'?