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coordinating conjunction
noun[ C ]
(UK alsoco-ordinating conjunction)uk /kəʊˌɔː.dɪ.neɪ.tɪŋ kənˈdʒʌŋk.ʃən/ us /koʊˌɔːr.dən.eɪ.t̬ɪŋ kənˈdʒʌŋk.ʃən/
a word such as and or but that connects words, phrases, and clauses of equal importance:
Coordinating conjunctions can help form logical links between sentences.
The co-ordinating conjunction "or" introduces the second main clause in the sentence.
Purists tend to disapprove of sentences that begin with a coordinating conjunction.
A compound sentence consists of two parts joined together with a co-ordinating conjunction.
She used the co-ordinating conjunction "and" to express the temporal relationship between the two events.
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