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| Conjunctions - Basic Coordinating Conjunctions Basic Coordinating Conjunctions Introduction A coordinating conjunction is a word which joins together two clauses which are both equally important. This page will explain the most common coordinating conjunctions and how to use them. 1. What is a clause? A clause is a unit which contains a subject and a verb. For example, “It was raining” is a clause; the subject is “it”, and the verb is “was raining”. Every sentence MUST contain at least one clause, but it may contain more than one. For example: It was raining, so I took my umbrella. This sentence contains two clauses, “It was raining” and “I took my umbrella”. They are independent clauses because each one would be a good sentence on its own — each one is a “complete thought”. 2. Joining clauses together with coordinating conjunctions Examine the example sentence one more time: It was raining, so I took my umbrella. The two clauses in the sentence are joined together with the word “so”. This is a coordinating conjunction. It is used to join two independent clauses which are equally important. A coordinating conjunction usually comes in the middle of a sentence, and it usually follows a comma (unless both clauses are very short). These are the most important coordinating conjunctions: Conjunction Function Example and
| joins two similar ideas together | He lives in Victoria, and he studies at UVic. | but
| joins two contrasting ideas | John is Canadian, but Sally is English. | or
| joins two alternative ideas | I could cook some supper, or we could order a pizza. | so
| shows that the second idea is the result of the first | She was sick, so she went to the doctor. | These conjunctions are also used: nor (joining two negative alternatives) for (meaning “because”) yet (meaning “but”) 3. Using coordinating conjunctions There are three things to remember when using coordinating conjunctions:
- Coordinating conjunctions
join independent clauses. Each clause must be a “complete thought” which could be a sentence on its own.
- With coordinating conjunctions,
put the conjunction in the middle. You may see some sentences starting with “but” or “and”, but this is usually wrong, so it's best to avoid it.
- With coordinating conjunctions,
use a comma unless both clauses are very short.
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