Coordinating conjunctions
المؤلف:
EVELYNP.ALTENBERG & ROBERTM.VAGO
المصدر:
English Grammar Understanding the basics
الجزء والصفحة:
P70-C4
2025-11-05
108
Coordinating conjunctions
Coordinating conjunctions connect any two units that are the same type. For example, they can connect two sentences, two nouns, two verbs, two determiners, two prepositions, or two adjectives.
Quick tip
There are three common coordinating conjunctions in English. They are: and, or, and but. Four less common ones are for, so, yet, and nor.
Quick tip
A commonly used way to remember the coordinating conjunctions is to think of FANBOYS: F(for), A (and), N (nor), B (but), O (or), Y (yet), S (so).
But given that and, or, and but are the most common, you’ll be in good shape if you just remember those.
The coordinating conjunctions in the sentences below are underlined.
1. You asked my friend, and then the other two came as well.
2. I go or he goes.
3. It wasn’t dark but the moon was out.
In these sentences, you can see that the coordinating conjunction has a complete sentence on either side of it. (The sentences on either side are in bold.) Thus, the conjunction in these examples is connecting two sentences.
In the next group of sentences, you can see that the coordinating conjunction has a noun on either side of it. Thus, the conjunction is joining two nouns. The nouns are inbold.
4. The children had milk and cookies.
5. People study medicine or dentistry when they enroll at that institution.
In the next sentences, the coordinating conjunction is joining two adjectives. The adjectives are in bold.
6. That restaurant is known for healthy and nutritious food.
7. I’m buying either the striped or paisley wallpaper.
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