There are seven coordinating conjunctions called FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. Coordinating conjunctions position themselves between words in a series. Coordinating conjunctions are words that connect other words and parts of sentences.
· FOR - introduces the reason for the preceding clause.
· AND - joins two similar ideas together
· NOR - used in the correlative pair, neither-nor
· BUT - joins two contrasting ideas together
· OR - joins two alternative ideas
· YET - is similar to 'but' as it also joins two contrasting ideas together
· SO - shows that the second idea is the result of the first
Don’t start a sentence with a coordinating conjunction.
