coordinating conjunction

Examples of coordinating conjunction in the following topics:

• Coordinating Conjunctions

• Conjunctions: Coordination, Correlation, Conjunction, and Subordination

  • There are several different types of conjunctions.
  • Coordinating conjunctions are conjunctions that join, or "coordinate," two or more items (such as words, clauses, or sentences) of equal importance.
  • The major coordinating conjunctions are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so.
  • The most common coordinating conjunctions out of these are and, or, and but.
  • Subordinating conjunctions are conjunctions that join two separate clauses.

• Eliminating Comma Splices and Fused Sentences

  • A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses (or in other words, two clauses that each express a complete thought and could stand on its own as a full sentence) are joined only by a comma instead of an acceptable form of punctuation, such as a comma with a coordinating conjunction, a period or a semicolon.
  • You can use a coordinating conjunction following the comma, and this also will indicate a relationship.
  • Run-on sentences may not have any punctuation separating them, or they may have a coordinating conjunction between them, but without the comma that needs to accompany the coordinating conjunction in order to separate two independent clauses.
  • You can use a coordinating conjunction and a comma, and this also will indicate a relationship.

• Semicolons

  • Semicolons also link clauses of equal importance, but unlike commas, do not always require a coordinating conjunction.
  • Semicolons can join closely related independent clauses that are not linked with a coordinating conjunction:
  • Semicolons can also be used between independent clauses linked with a transitional phrase or a conjunctive adverb.

• Introduction to Commas

  • Put a comma before a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) that separates two independent clauses.
  • Coordinating conjunctions are conjunctions, or joining words, that are placed between words and phrases of equal importance.
  • Used with coordinating conjunctions, commas allow writers to express how their complete thoughts relate to one another.
  • When joining two independent clauses, or clauses that could stand on their own as full sentences, place a comma before the conjunction.
  • When they are joined in the same sentence, however, they must be connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction.

• Common Comma Mistakes

  • You can use a coordinating conjunction following the comma, and this also will indicate a relationship.
  • The independent clauses may not have any punctuation separating them, or they may have a coordinating conjunction between them, but without the comma that needs to accompany it to separate the independent clauses.
  • You can use a coordinating conjunction and a comma, and this also will indicate a relationship.

• Conjunctions and Interjections

• Subordinating Conjunctions

• Converting Between Polar and Cartesian Coordinates

  • When given a set of polar coordinates, we may need to convert them to rectangular coordinates.
  • To convert rectangular coordinates to polar coordinates, we will use two other familiar relationships.
  • Converting from rectangular coordinates to polar coordinates requires the use of one or more of the relationships illustrated in Figure.
  • A right triangle with rectangular (Cartesian) coordinates and equivalent polar coordinates.
  • A right triangle with rectangular (Cartesian) coordinates and equivalent polar coordinates.

• Bacterial Eye Diseases

  • Conjunctivitis is inflammation of the conjunctiva, most commonly due to an infection.
  • Neonatal conjunctivitis is often defined separately due to different organisms.
  • Like viral conjunctivitis, it usually affects only one eye but may spread easily to the other eye.
  • Bacterial conjunctivitis usually resolves without treatment.
  • Describe the various causes of conjunctivitis and keratitis and its symptoms