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-Coordinating conjunctions join two independent clauses with the help of a comma. For example:
+Coordinating conjunctions, or coordinators, are a subset of conjunctions used to join two or more words, phrases, or clauses. They always appear in the middle of a sentence.[1]
-: I finished dinner, and I walked five miles.
+==List of Words==
+'''for'''
-Both clauses above are, essentially, separate sentences that have been joined with the help of a coordinating conjunction, “and,” and a comma. Coordinating conjunctions also help to join two equal parts in a sentence, e.g.:
+'''and'''
+'''nor'''
+'''but'''
+'''or'''
+'''yet'''
+'''so'''
+==Coordinating Words==
+==Coordinating Phrases==
+==Coordinating Clause==
+Both clauses above are,
+ essentially, separate sentences that have been joined with the help of a coordinating conjunction, “and,” and a comma. Coordinating conjunctions also help to join two equal parts in a sentence, e.g.:
 : I ate lunch and dinner.
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 Both nouns, “lunch” and “dinner,” are weighted equally in the sentence, so a coordinating conjunction is called for.
-Remember all coordinating conjunctions by the following mneumonic device: “FANBOYS”: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So.
+Remember all coordinating conjunctions by the following mnemonic device: “FANBOYS”: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So.
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