coordinating conjunctions

coordinating conjunctions

1. For:we use the preposition for to talk about an amount of time or space. Example: I've waited at that station for five hours.

2. And: When and is used in describing locations, it indicates a point where two streets meet or cross. Example:I live at Third and Main

3. Nor: Use "nor" before the second or farther of two alternatives when "neither" introduces the first. Example:Neither my mother nor I understand these directions.

4. But: We use but as an alternative to except (for), apart from and bar to introduce the only thing or person that the main part of the sentence does not include. Example: I like her, but I don't like her friend.

5. Or: is a conjunction that connects two or more possibilities or alternatives. It connects words, phrases and clauses which are the same grammatical type. Example: You're going to have a little brother or sister.

6. Yet:We use yet as an adverb to refer to a time which starts in the past and continues up to the present. Example:Kevin hasn't registered for class yet