Coordinating How to
Conjunctions Use Them
What are conjunctions?
These important connecting words are found throughout English and many other languages.
There are three types of conjunctions.
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coordinating subordinate correlative
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Coordinating conjunctions
Mnemonic device
FANBOYS
CONTRAST LINK
| no | unrelated nouns
=: -
travels with the correlative clauses
conjunction neither
Ernest Hemingway won a Nobel Prize
Galen is tall and clumsy, yet he's great at sports. and is one of America's greatest authors.
Jill cried for she knew Jack was her only love. Jim can't take time off work, so we
canceled the family vacation.
aC ac
a” COMMAS ARE COMMAS
NOT REQUIRED ARE REQUIRED
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C item ra c independent clauses
Will Aunt Sarah be visiting for a week, or is
she staying for the entire summer?
Ask Harold if he would like to play
tennis or squash.
dependent clause
Will Aunt Sarah be visiting for a week or
the entire summer?