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Conjunctions are words that link other words, phrases, or clauses, allowing for complex sentences and avoiding choppiness. Coordinating conjunctions, such as 'for', 'and', 'nor', 'but', 'or', 'yet', and 'so' (collectively known as 'FANBOYS'), join elements of equal grammatical rank. It's important to ensure that the phrases joined by conjunctions are parallel in structure.

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Conjunction 1

Conjunctions are words that link other words, phrases, or clauses, allowing for complex sentences and avoiding choppiness. Coordinating conjunctions, such as 'for', 'and', 'nor', 'but', 'or', 'yet', and 'so' (collectively known as 'FANBOYS'), join elements of equal grammatical rank. It's important to ensure that the phrases joined by conjunctions are parallel in structure.

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CONJUNCTIONS

● Conjunctions are words that link other words, phrases, or clauses together. For example, o I
like cooking and eating, but I don’t like washing dishes afterward. o Sophie is clearly exhausted,
yet she insists on dancing till dawn. ● Conjunctions allow you to form complex, elegant
sentences and avoid the choppiness of multiple short sentences. ● Make sure that the phrases
joined by conjunctions are parallel (share the same structure.) Example: Incorrect 🗴 I work
quickly and am careful. Correct 🗸 I work quickly and carefully. Coordinating Conjunctions ●
Coordinating conjunctions allow you to join words, phrases, and clauses of equal grammatical
rank in a sentence. ● The most common coordinating conjunctions are: for, and, nor, but, or, yet,
and so; ● An easy way to remember these, is by using the mnemonic device, “FANBOYS”. F OR A
ND N OR B UT O R Y ET S O Examples: 1. I’d like pizza or a salad for lunch. 2. We needed a place
to concentrate, so we packed up our things and went to the library. 3. Jesse didn’t have much
money, but she got by. Note: Notice the use of the comma when a coordinating conjunction is
joining two independent clauses.

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