1. Coordinating Conjunctions A coordinating conjunction, also called a coordinator, links parts of a sentence with the same status. This could be two independent (main) clauses, two noun phrases, adjectives, adverbials etc of equal importance.independent (main) clauses They include: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, There's a mnemonic for remembering them: FANBOYS.

2. For example:- It was cold. I wore a coat. Both sentences are valid on their own, but they can be written as, "It was cold, so I wore a coat." I attended the meeting. + My friend attended the meeting. = My friend and I attended the meeting. The three most often used coordinating conjunctions are and, or, and but.

3. The coordinating conjunction and usually expresses addition or combination. For example:- Poetria has a dog and Karen has two cats. The coordinating conjunction but expresses a contrast. We were tired but happy.

4. The coordinating conjunction or expresses choice. For example:- Would you like tea or coffee?

5. There are two negative coordinating conjunctions: neither and nor. For example:- She spoke neither German nor French. ("nor" must always be part of the "neither... nor" construction). !Note - nor, for, and so can only join independent clauses.independent clauses

6. Subordinating Conjunctions A subordinating conjunction, also called a subordinator, joins a dependent / subordinate clause to a main verb. They are used to show any relationship between them and they turn the clause into something that is dependant on the rest of the sentence for its meaning.dependent / subordinate clause For example:- Because it was snowing... makes no sense on its own. We went skiing, because it was snowing. Aha! Be warned, there are a lot of them.

7. Subordinating conjunctions include: after, although, because, before, if, in case, so that, therefore, unless, when, while... For example: Before you came here, you thought you understood English grammar. We left the party when the police arrived. !Note - The subordinate clause sometimes comes at the beginning of a sentence.