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Coordinating conjunction
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- 2. A coordinating conjunction connectswords, phrases, or groups of words in a sentence. The words or phrases being connected should be equal or similar. There are seven coordinating conjunctions in the English language.
- 3. An easy wayto remember the coordinating conjunctions is to remember FANBOYS. F A N B O Y S FOR AND NOR BUT OR YET SO
- 4. I goto the park every Sunday, for I love to watch the ducks on the lake. FOR - EXPLAINS REASON OR PURPOSE (JUST LIKE “BECAUSE”)
- 5. I go tothe park every Sunday to watch the ducks on the lake and the shirtless men playing soccer. AND - ADDS ONE THING TO ANOTHER
- 6. I don’tgo for the fresh air nor really for the ducks. Honestly, I just like the soccer. NOR - USED TO PRESENT AN ALTERNATIVE NEGATIVE IDEA TO AN ALREADY STATED NEGATIVE IDEA
- 7. The soccerin the park is entertaining in the winter, but it’s better in the heat of summer. BUT - SHOWS CONTRAST
- 8. The men playon teams: shirts or skins. OR - PRESENTS AN ALTERNATIVE OR A CHOICE
- 9. I alwaystake a book to read, yet I never seem to turn a single page. YET - INTRODUCES A CONTRASTING IDEA THAT FOLLOWS THE PRECEDING IDEA LOGICALLY (SIMILAR TO “BUT”)
- 10. I’ve started datingone of the soccer players, so now I have an excuse to watch the game each week SO - INDICATES EFFECT, RESULT OR CONSEQUENCE
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- 12. WOULD YOU RATHERHAVE CHEESE _____ BOLOGNA ON YOUR SANDWICH? FOR YET NOR OR
- 15. HIS TWO FAVORITESPORTS ARE FOOTBALL ______ TENNIS. FOR NOR ANDOR
- 18. I WANTED TOGO TO THE BEACH, _______ MARY REFUSED. BUT OR SO FOR
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- 23. http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of- speech/conjunctions/coordinating-conjunctions.html http://www.really-learn-english.com/coordinating- conjunction.html http://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar- rules/conjunctions/coordinating-conjunctions/ REFERENCES: