Would you like cereal or toast for breakfast? The old castle seemed grand yet mysterious. Slowly but surely, the turtle finished the race. And and or can also be used to join the final two elements in a series, with commas separating the rest of the elements.
What I consume the most are candy bars, chips, spicy burritos, red wine, and antacid tablets. Whether or not you place a comma before the and or or is a matter of stylistic choice. In the United States, however, it is quite common. It is arguable that when writing in American English, using the serial comma is the best choice because it eliminates any possibility of ambiguity and creates order for the reader.
If your English teacher was of a certain age, you may believe that it is not acceptable to place a comma before words like and , but this has no true grammatical basis. He seemed poorly groomed yet well mannered. By covering my past-due bills with a brick, I can put them out of sight and out of mind.
Coordinating conjunctions, a. Independent clauses are so called because each of them can stand on its own as a sentence. I love candy bars, yet I know they are not good for me. When joining two clauses with a coordinating conjunction, always place a comma before the conjunction. Anonymous - February 19, , am Reply UNTIL is a conjunction, but it is subordinating conjunction, not a coordinating conjunction. Anonymous - March 5, , pm Reply Yes it is….
It is a subordinating conjunction. Carmen Barreto - April 1, , am Reply There are conjuctions connecting and conjuctions correlatives. Stuart Cook - April 28, , pm Reply Yes, because is a conjunction. Anonymous - August 15, , am Reply Very informative. Could anyone tell the main contrast between however and yet?
Anonymous - December 21, , pm Reply You can write … I am a teacher and writer. This is a correct manner. Anonymous - October 24, , am Reply the first one is correct. Suryakant - December 12, , am Reply Really I found this information on conjunctions helpful and comprehensive.
Santosh - January 8, , am Reply What are various difference between so as and so that. Do I need one of the 3 or a bonded courier plus either an armed guard or employee? Anonymous - July 26, , am Reply This helped me with mah assignment. Shashi Kushawaha - September 26, , pm Reply It is very useful. I am very glad. Anonymous - February 12, , am Reply It is useful for us. Balwant Singh - April 2, , am Reply He is overweight,but still he ate cake can we use both the connectors at the same time.
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Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. For more examples and information on the different types of conjunctions, enjoy these fully detailed articles describing each one:. All rights reserved. Conjunctions Are Linking Words Conjunctions are known as connective or linking words. Coordinating Conjunctions Coordinating conjunctions like " and ," " nor ," or " so " link equal parts of a sentence, be it words, phrases, or independent clauses. For example: He was late for school, so he took a shortcut.
Her favorite colors were purple and red. She doesn't like coffee, nor does she like tea. For example: Because it was raining, we had to cancel the class picnic. The house was a mess after the crazy party we had last night.
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