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'''Example'''
'''Example'''


     "I'm going home early. I do not have enough money."
     "They fight all the time. They makeup all the time."


     becomes
     becomes


     "I'm going home early, for I do not have enough money."
     "They fight and makeup all the time."


Coordinating conjunctions joining individual phrases:


'''Example'''


     "I'm going home early. I do not have enough money."


     becomes


Both clauses above are,
     "I'm going home early, for I do not have enough money."
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.
Coordinating conjunctions joining individual clauses:


Both nouns, “lunch” and “dinner,” are weighted equally in the sentence, so a coordinating conjunction is called for.
'''Example'''


Remember all coordinating conjunctions by the following mnemonic device: “FANBOYS”: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So.
     "I'm going home early. I do not have enough money."
 
     becomes


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     "I'm going home early, for I do not have enough money."


==Works Cited==
[[Composition FAQ]]
[[Composition FAQ]]
[[Category:Composition|Conjunctions]]
[[Category:Composition|Conjunctions]]
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