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  • Using Coordinating Conjunctions as Coordinators
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    Using Coordinating Conjunctions as Coordinators

    Notional grammars define conjunctions as words that “link together other words, phrases, and clauses.” Coordinating conjunctions are a type of conjunction that link, or coordinate, two or more words, phrases, or clauses. The seven coordinating conjunctions in English for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so. In grammar, a coordinator is a function word that […] More

  • The Coordinating Conjunction in English Grammar
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    The Coordinating Conjunction in English Grammar

    Traditional grammars define conjunctions as words that “link together other words, phrases, and clauses.” Coordinating conjunctions are a type of conjunction that link, or coordinate, two or more linguistic constituents such as words, phrases, and clauses. Coordinating conjunctions perform the grammatical function of coordinator. Coordinators join or link two or more words, phrases, and clauses. […] More

  • The English Conjunction System: Coordinating, Correlative, and Subordinating Conjunctions
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    The English Conjunction System: Coordinating, Correlative, and Subordinating Conjunctions

    Conjunctions are traditionally defined as words that link together other words, phrases, and clauses. The English language contains three grammatical forms of conjunctions that perform three grammatical functions. The three forms of conjunctions in English are: Coordinating conjunctions Correlative conjunctions Subordinating conjunctions The three functions of conjunctions in English are: Coordinator Correlator Subordinator Conjunctions are […] More

  • The Coordinator in English Grammar
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    The Coordinator in English Grammar

    Coordinators in English grammar are function words that join or link two or more words, phrases, and clauses. Function words perform definite grammatical functions but lack definite lexical meaning. Only one grammatical form can perform the function of coordinator in English. The one grammatical form that can function as the coordinator is the coordinating conjunction. […] More