A conjunction that joins two similarly or equal words or phrases or clauses within a sentence. The coordinating conjunctions are and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet. FANBOYS EXAMPLES: "My wife Mary and I have been married for 47 years and not once have we had an argument serious enough to consider divorce; murder, yes, but divorce, never.“ "It's tough to stay married. My wife kisses the dog on the lips, yet she won't drink from my glass." Rocky, my black cat, loves having his head scratched but hates getting his claws trimmed.

FOR = to introduce the reason for the preceding clause: Most of the visitors were happy just sitting around in the shade, for it had been a long, hot sunny journey on the train. AND = to connect all the elements in a series, a comma is not used: Presbyterians and Methodists and Baptists are the prevalent Protestant congregations in Oklahoma NOR= to introduce a negative expressions: He is neither sane nor brilliant. That is neither what I said nor what I meant. BUT = to express a contrast, a comma is used: This is a useful rule, but difficult to remember. OR= to express possibility or alternatives: You can study hard for this exam or you can fail. YET=to express a contrary idea: John plays basketball well, yet his favorite sport is football. The visitors complained loudly about the heat, yet they continued to play golf every day. SO = to show result or consequence: He failed to appear, so we went on without him. In order that: I stayed so I could see you.

The bus stopped __________ the man got off. We stayed at home __________ watched a film. I wanted to buy a newspaper __________ didn't have enough money. I have a lot of homework to do now __________ I can't go to the cinema with you. He's very rich __________ he doesn't spend a lot of money. Do you want tea __________ coffee? AND BUT SO BUT OR