EG ONE 2nd ENTRY

COORDINATING CONJUNTIONS 

Hello there, 

On today's entry i'll explain a very easy way to spot and learn the coordinating conjunctions, but first thing first we need to know:

What is a coordinating conjuction? 

These are words that coordinate or join to main clauses which are of the same syntactic importance. Also known as coordinators, coordinating conjunctions are used to give equal emphasis to a pair of main clauses. To use these words you have to always remember the following tips.

Here is a technique you can use to learn them. It’s a good idea to use the mnemonic “FANBOYS” to memorize coordinating conjunctions so you’ll never forget them. They are:

Coordinating conjunctions always connect phrases, words, and clauses. 

For example: 

This batch of mushroom stew is savory and delicious.

As you could se on the latter example the conjunction AND is joining two main ideas.

It's necessary to warn that starting a sentence with a coordinating conjunction is incorrect. Mostly, this is because they are attempting to help prevent you from writing fragments rather than complete sentences; sometimes though, it’s just a personal preference. The fact is, you can begin sentences with coordinating conjunctions as long as you follow these three rules for doing so:

• Ensure that the coordinating conjunction is immediately followed by a main clause
• Don’t use coordinating conjunctions to begin all of your sentences. Do so only when it makes your writing more effective.
• Although commas typically follow coordinating conjunctions used in areas other than the beginning of a sentence, they should not be used after coordinating conjunctions used to open sentences unless an interrupter immediately follows.  

Now you'll find some other examples using the rest of coordinating conjuntions. In the following, the coordinating conjunctions have been bolded and italicized for you can spot them easily.

• You can eat your cake with a spoon or fork.
• My dog enjoys being bathed but hates getting his nails trimmed.
• Bill refuses to eat peas, nor will he touch carrots.
• I hate to waste a drop of gas, for it is very expensive these days.

The following link leads you practice website where you can improve your spotting skills, complete the exercises and please let me know if this information helped you www.khanacademy.org.
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REFERENCES.

• Coordinating conjunctions. Retrieved on September 15th, 2017, from http://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/conjunctions/coordinating-conjunctions/ 
• Coordinating conjunctions. Retrieved on September 15th, 2017, from https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/parts-of-speech-the-preposition-and-the-conjunction/introduction-to-conjunctions/e/meet-the-conjunction

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