Coordinating Conjunctions

FANBOYS

An acronym for the seven coordinating conjunctions

A

And

What is the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence? I like cooking and dancing.

And is the coordinating conjunction

B

But

Coordinating Conjunctions

Coordinating Conjunctions are used to join words, phrases, or sentences. They also connect clauses.

F

For

N

Nor

O

Or

What is the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence? I want to go swimming or biking.

Or is the coordinating conjunction

S

So

Y

Yet

What is the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence? She is a good student, yet she got a bad math grade.

Yet is the coordinating conjunction