Coordinating Conjunctions for beginners

and but coordinating conjunctions for nor or so yet

Coordinating conjunctions are words that their main job is joining two equal grammatical notions together. Here, we will discuss them more thoroughly.

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"Coordinating Conjunctions" in English Grammar

What Are Coordinating Conjunctions?

Coordinating conjunctions are words that connect words, phrases, or clauses of equal importance in a sentence.

Main Coordinating Conjunctions

We have three main coordinating conjunctions in English:

and
or
but

And

We use and when we want to add a word to another word. For example:

She is beautiful. She is kind. = She is beautiful and kind.

I called Hanna. I called Tommy = I called Hanna and Tommy.

Or

We use or to name two or more choices. For example:

Are you sad? Are you angry? = Are you sad or angry?

Do you like pizza? Do you like pasta = Do you like pizza or pasta?

But

We use but between two words or sentences to show contrast. For example:

She is beautiful but cruel.

I love fruits but I’m allergic to strawberries.

Particles

Particles are words that have a grammatical function but do not fit into the main parts of speech. In order to learn about them, start studying them right here!

Conjunctions

To connect two sentences to each other, we need some words to link them without breaking the structure of the sentences. Let us learn these linking words.

Subordinating Conjunctions

Subordinating conjunctions joins subordinate or dependent clauses to the main or independent clauses. To know all about these tricky grammatical words, click!

Correlative Conjunctions

Correlative conjunctions are pairs of words that join or correlate phrases or words with equal importance in a sentence.

Conjunctions of Time

Conjunctions of time connect two clauses while stating the time. In this lesson, we will learn all about them.

Conjunctions of Concession

Conjunctions are categorized into different groups. In this lesson, we will learn about conjunctions of concession.

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