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==List of Words== | ==List of Words== | ||
'''for/because/as''' : used for explanations | '''for/because/as''' : used for explanations | ||
'''Ex.''' "I was late | '''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> | ||