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Coordinating conjunctions, or coordinators, are a subset of conjunctions used to join two or more words, phrases, or clauses. <ref>"http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/conjunctions.htm What Are Conjunctions?" Grammar-monster.com. Grammar-Monster, n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.</ref> They always appear in the middle of a sentence. <ref>"http://prtl.uhcl.edu/portal/page/portal/WC/TIPSHEETS_new/TIPSHEET_CompClause_new/Comprehending%20Clauses.pdf Comprehending Clauses." UHCL Writing Center. UHCL Writing Center, n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2013.</ref> | Coordinating conjunctions, or '''coordinators''', are a subset of conjunctions used to join two or more words, phrases, or clauses of equal importance. <ref>"http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/conjunctions.htm What Are Conjunctions?" Grammar-monster.com. Grammar-Monster, n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.</ref> They always appear in the middle of a sentence. <ref>"http://prtl.uhcl.edu/portal/page/portal/WC/TIPSHEETS_new/TIPSHEET_CompClause_new/Comprehending%20Clauses.pdf Comprehending Clauses." UHCL Writing Center. UHCL Writing Center, n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2013.</ref> Commas are sometimes used to separate clauses or with the final words of sentences. | ||
==List of Words== | ==List of Words== | ||
'''for''' : used for explanations | '''for/because/as''' : used for explanations | ||
'''Ex.''' "I was late for I had no ride." | '''Ex.''' "I was late '''for''' I had no ride." | ||
'''and''' : used to join non-contrasting items or ideas | '''and''' : used to join non-contrasting items or ideas | ||
'''Ex.''' "I can mash potato and do the twist." | '''Ex.''' "I can mash potato '''and''' do the twist." | ||
'''nor''' : used to join non-contrasting negative ideas | '''nor''' : used to join non-contrasting negative ideas | ||
'''Ex.''' "I do not watch baseball, nor do I play baseball." | '''Ex.''' "I do not watch baseball, '''nor''' do I play baseball." | ||
'''but''' : used to display contrasts or exceptions | '''but''' : used to display contrasts or exceptions | ||
'''Ex.''' "I do not play soccer now, but I used to play as a kid." | '''Ex.''' "I do not play soccer now, '''but''' I used to play as a kid." | ||
'''or''' : used to join alternative items or ideas | '''or''' : used to join alternative items or ideas | ||
'''Ex.''' "Do you want to take my car, or should we take yours?" | '''Ex.''' "Do you want to take my car, '''or''' should we take yours?" | ||
'''yet''' : used to display contrasts or exceptions | '''yet''' : used to display contrasts or exceptions | ||
'''Ex.''' "I have heard bad reviews about that movie, yet I still want to see it." | '''Ex.''' "I have heard bad reviews about that movie, '''yet''' I still want to see it." | ||
'''so''' : used to display consequences | '''so''' : used to display consequences | ||
'''Ex.''' "We save money every month so we can go on vacation in November." | '''Ex.''' "We save money every month '''so''' we can go on vacation in November." | ||
(The acronym for remembering the coordinating conjunctions is "FANBOYS") <ref>Simmons, Robin L. "[http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/coordinatingconjunction.htm The Coordinating Conjunction]." Chompchomp.com. Grammar Bytes, n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2013.</ref> | (The acronym for remembering the coordinating conjunctions is "FANBOYS") <ref>Simmons, Robin L. "[http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/coordinatingconjunction.htm The Coordinating Conjunction]." Chompchomp.com. Grammar Bytes, n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2013.</ref> | ||
==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||
*Coordinating conjunctions | *Coordinating conjunctions can be used to join '''individual words''': | ||
'''Ex.''' "They fight all the time. They makeup all the time." | '''Ex.''' "They fight all the time. They makeup all the time." | ||
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"They fight and makeup all the time." | "They fight and makeup all the time." | ||
*Coordinating conjunctions | *Coordinating conjunctions can be used to join '''individual phrases''': | ||
'''Ex.''' "We could drive there. We could fly there." | '''Ex.''' "We could drive there. We could fly there." | ||
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"We could drive or fly there." | "We could drive or fly there." | ||
*Coordinating conjunctions | *Coordinating conjunctions can be used to join '''individual clauses''': | ||
'''Ex.''' "I'm going home early. I do not have enough money." | '''Ex.''' "I'm going home early. I do not have enough money." | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
[http://www.towson.edu/ows/conjunctions.htm Conjunctions] : more examples of usage of coordinating and other types of conjunctions. | <ul> | ||
<li>[http://www.towson.edu/ows/conjunctions.htm Conjunctions] : more examples of usage of coordinating and other types of conjunctions.</li> | |||
[http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/CoordConj.html Grammar and Punctuation: Using Coordinating Conjunctions]: rules on how to use punctuation when using coordinating conjunctions. | <li>[http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/CoordConj.html Grammar and Punctuation: Using Coordinating Conjunctions]: rules on how to use punctuation when using coordinating conjunctions.</li> | ||
</ul> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:36, 22 November 2013
Coordinating conjunctions, or coordinators, are a subset of conjunctions used to join two or more words, phrases, or clauses of equal importance. [1] They always appear in the middle of a sentence. [2] Commas are sometimes used to separate clauses or with the final words of sentences.
List of Words
for/because/as : used for explanations
Ex. "I was late for I had no ride."
and : used to join non-contrasting items or ideas
Ex. "I can mash potato and do the twist."
nor : used to join non-contrasting negative ideas
Ex. "I do not watch baseball, nor do I play baseball."
but : used to display contrasts or exceptions
Ex. "I do not play soccer now, but I used to play as a kid."
or : used to join alternative items or ideas
Ex. "Do you want to take my car, or should we take yours?"
yet : used to display contrasts or exceptions
Ex. "I have heard bad reviews about that movie, yet I still want to see it."
so : used to display consequences
Ex. "We save money every month so we can go on vacation in November."
(The acronym for remembering the coordinating conjunctions is "FANBOYS") [3]
Usage
- Coordinating conjunctions can be used to join individual words:
Ex. "They fight all the time. They makeup all the time."
becomes
"They fight and makeup all the time."
- Coordinating conjunctions can be used to join individual phrases:
Ex. "We could drive there. We could fly there."
becomes
"We could drive or fly there."
- Coordinating conjunctions can be used to join individual clauses:
Ex. "I'm going home early. I do not have enough money."
becomes
"I'm going home early, for I do not have enough money."
External Links
- Conjunctions : more examples of usage of coordinating and other types of conjunctions.
- Grammar and Punctuation: Using Coordinating Conjunctions: rules on how to use punctuation when using coordinating conjunctions.
References
- ↑ "http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/conjunctions.htm What Are Conjunctions?" Grammar-monster.com. Grammar-Monster, n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.
- ↑ "http://prtl.uhcl.edu/portal/page/portal/WC/TIPSHEETS_new/TIPSHEET_CompClause_new/Comprehending%20Clauses.pdf Comprehending Clauses." UHCL Writing Center. UHCL Writing Center, n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2013.
- ↑ Simmons, Robin L. "The Coordinating Conjunction." Chompchomp.com. Grammar Bytes, n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2013.