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Coordinating Conjunction “A coordinating conjunction is a word which joins together two clauses which are both equally important”.
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
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 ESPAÑOL For Reason -‐ meaning “because” Porque And Addition -‐ joins two similar ideas together Y Nor And not -‐ joining two negative alternatives Ni -‐ Tampoco But Contrast -‐ joins two contrasting ideas Pero -‐ Sino Or Option -‐ joins two alternative ideas O Yet Outcome – meaning but Pero So Result -‐ shows that the second idea is the result of the first Así que -‐ por eso
FAN CLAUSE 1 CLAUSE 2 COMPOUND SENTENCE /COORDINATE CLAUSES FOR He couldn't go home. He had no place to go. He couldn't go home , for he had no place to go. AND I took a taxi. She drove home. I took a taxi , and she drove home. NOR He didn't want help. He didn't ask for it He didn't want help, nor did he ask for it. BUT I wanted to go late. She wanted to go on time. I wanted to go late, but she wanted to go on time. OR She cooked dinner. He took her out to a restaurant. She cooked dinner, or he took her out to a restaurant. YET She owned a car. She didn't know how to drive it. She owned a car, yet she didn't know how to drive it. SO She had to go. She called a friend to drive her. She had to go, so she called a friend to drive her.
3. Using coordinating conjunctions
There are three things to remember when using coordinating conjunctions:
A. Coordinating conjunctions join independent clauses. Each clause must be a “complete thought” which could be a sentence on its own.
B. 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.
C. With coordinating conjunctions, use a comma unless both clauses are very short.