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Coordinating Conjunctions

Coordinating conjunctions link words, phrases or clauses of equal importance. This means that they always connect the same "kinds" of word groups: nouns with nouns, verbs with verbs, etc. Common coordinating conjunctions are: 
  • and 
  • but 
  • nor 
  • or 
  • for 
  • so 
  • yet