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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. [http://prtl.uhcl.edu/portal/page/portal/WC/TIPSHEETS_new/TIPSHEET_CompClause_new/Comprehending%20Clauses.pdf]
Coordinating conjunctions, or coordinators, are a subset of conjunctions used to join two or more words, phrases, or clauses [http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/conjunctions.htm] They always appear in the middle of a sentence [http://prtl.uhcl.edu/portal/page/portal/WC/TIPSHEETS_new/TIPSHEET_CompClause_new/Comprehending%20Clauses.pdf].


==List of Words==
==List of Words==
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'''so''' : used to display consequences
'''so''' : used to display consequences


(The acronym for remembering the coordinating conjunctions is "FANBOYS")
(The acronym for remembering the coordinating conjunctions is "FANBOYS") [http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/coordinatingconjunction.htm]


==Usage==
==Usage==
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==References==
==References==
1. "[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.
1. "[http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/conjunctions.htm What Are Conjunctions?]" Grammar-monster.com. Grammar-Monster, n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.


2. Simmons, Robin L. "[http://www.chompchomp.com/about.htm The Coordinating Conjunction]." Chompchomp.com. Grammar Bytes, n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2013.
2. "[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.


3. "[http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/conjunctions.htm What Are Conjunctions?]" Grammar-monster.com. Grammar-Monster, n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.
3. Simmons, Robin L. "[http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/coordinatingconjunction.htm The Coordinating Conjunction]." Chompchomp.com. Grammar Bytes, n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2013.
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