Coordinating conjunctions are words that join together two or more words, phrases, or clauses of equal importance in a sentence. They help to create a more complex sentence structure by connecting related ideas.
The FANBOYS coordinating conjunctions are a group of seven words that are commonly used to connect words, phrases, or clauses of equal importance in a sentence. The seven words are: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So.
Here are some examples of coordinating conjunctions used with words, phrases, and clauses:
In each of these examples, the coordinating conjunction "and," "but," and "or" join together two words of equal importance.
In these examples, the coordinating conjunction "and" is used to join together two or more phrases of equal importance.
In these examples, the coordinating conjunctions "so," "yet," and "but" join together two or more clauses of equal importance.
In each of these cases, the coordinating conjunction helps to create a more complex sentence structure by connecting related ideas.