The job of the
coordinate conjunctions (and, but, or) is to join together equal expressions.
In other words, what is on one side of these words must be parallel to what is
on the other side. These conjunctions can join nouns, or verbs, or adjectives,
or phrases, or subordinate clauses, or main clauses; they must join together
two of the same thing. Here are examples of two nouns joined by a coordinate
conjunction:
I
need to talk to the manager or
the assistant manager.
She
is not a teacher but a
lawyer.
You
can choose from activities such as hiking and kayaking.
Here are examples of
two verbs joined by a coordinate conjunction:
He
eats and sleeps only
when he takes a vacation.
She
invites us to her home but
never talks with us.
You
can stay home or go to
the movies with us.
Here are examples of
two phrases joined by a coordinate conjunction:
There
are students in the classroom and
in front of the building.
The
checks will be ready not at noon but
at 1:00
Here are examples of
two clauses joined by a coordinate conjunction:
They
are not interested in what you say or
what you do.
I
am here because I want to be and
because I have to be.
Mr.
Brown likes to go home early, but his wife prefers to stay late.
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