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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/because/as''' : used for explanations | '''for/because/as''' : used for explanations | ||
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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> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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