Coordinating Conjunctions and How to Use Them -2012-

What are conjunctions? These important connecting words are found throughout English and many other languages. There are three types of conjunctions. They include coordinating conjunctions, subordinate conjunctions and correlative conjunctions. Coordinating conjunctions are small, effective words that join independent clauses, dependent clauses, phrases, things and items in lists. By definition, conjunctions join two separate things, and they create transitions between different thoughts.

In English, there are seven coordinating conjunctions. They are for, and, nor, but, or, yet and so. They are also known by the mnemonic device FANBOYS. These seven coordinators follow similar punctuation rules, but they are used differently in sentences.king items, and they are found in many common phrases.