No it ' s not that bad ! We love Melo and Rose ! <| sep |> 5 3 25 3 2 so 53 is an argument on its ownIf it ' s a clause , minus is a verb , in the way to take away isIf it ' s a noun phrase it depends on whether it ' s parsed 53 or 53 . It might be worth noting there ' s a fuzzy continuum between verbs , prepositions , and conjunctions . In addition to that , prepositions typically have adverbial effects on the verb , which is why Englishstyle phrase verbs like to go up happen a lot . I don ' t really think minus three has any information on the verb but that ' s not necessary anymore than on the table is for a sentences like give me the juice on the table is on the table isn ' t affecting give me . I ' m not really sure it ' s necessary to distinguish between conjunction or preposition in this case necessarily tbh . It ' s something that coordinates something nounlike to something nounlike . But the problem for it ' s a conjunction is that minus modifies the head . I think I lean preposition but I don ' t think conjunction is strictly incorrect . HoweverThe girl and the boy took the shovel The boy and the girl took the shovelThe girl or the boy took the shovel The boy or the girl took the shovelfive minus three equals twobut ! three minus five equals twoPlus might be a conjunction but minus leans more towards preposition I think , because it ' s clearly modifying the head . Then again words like but depend on the order the concepts are introduced to a degree so I think things are fuzzy and it ' s ok .