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What Are Coordinating Conjunctions? What Are The Different Kinds of Coordinating Conjunction? Examples and Their Uses

Coordinating conjunctions are conjunctions that join words, phrases, or clauses of equal grammatical value. The main coordinating conjunctions are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so, and the document provides examples of how each conjunction is used.

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What Are Coordinating Conjunctions? What Are The Different Kinds of Coordinating Conjunction? Examples and Their Uses

Coordinating conjunctions are conjunctions that join words, phrases, or clauses of equal grammatical value. The main coordinating conjunctions are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so, and the document provides examples of how each conjunction is used.

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COORDINATING CONJUNCTION

What are Coordinating Conjunctions?


What are the different kinds of
Coordinating Conjunction?
 Examples and their Uses
Coordinating conjunctions
are used to connect words,
phrases or clauses of equal
value.
WORD, PHRASE AND CLAUSE

• Word- a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken


sounds or their written representation, that functions as a
principal carrier of meaning.
Example: He builds miniature models of cars and trains.

• Phrase- is a small group of words that forms a meaningful unit


within a clause.
Example: He likes building car models and trading toy
trains.

• Clause- It expresses a complete thought (basically a sentence)


Example: He started building car models when he was 11
years old and he now has hundreds of miniature cars on
display.
Coordinating Conjunctions
(Their Uses and Examples)

FOR- to introduce a reason.


Example: The customer was annoyed
for the saleslady was snobbish.
Coordinating Conjunctions
(Their Uses and Examples)

AND- to show an additional idea.


Example: My friend loves to collect
unique things and to make scrapbook.
Coordinating Conjunctions
(Their Uses and Examples)

NOR- used to offer a negative


choice.
Example: “I don’t eat pizza
nor popcorn.”
Coordinating Conjunctions
(Their Uses and Examples)

BUT- to limit or to
contradict.
Example: I like to sleep,
but I don’t like to nap.
Coordinating Conjunctions
(Their Uses and Examples)

OR- to show choices or


option.
Example: Which do you
prefer burger or sandwich?
Coordinating Conjunctions
(Their Uses and Examples)

YET- used to join contrasting


ideas.
Example: He promised to take care
of the dogs yet he forgot to feed
them.”
Coordinating Conjunctions
(Their Uses and Examples)

SO- to introduce an effect


or result.
Example: My sister ate all the
cake, so I ate all the cookies.
THE END! 

Thank you for listening and


participating!

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