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coordinating conjunction

One of the seven joining words (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) that link two grammatically equal elements.

A coordinating conjunction joins two grammatically equal elements — two independent clauses, two words, or two phrases. English has exactly seven — for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, remembered by the acronym FANBOYS. When one joins two independent clauses, a comma goes before it.

Examples

  • I wanted to go, but I was tired.

See also

independent clause comma that joins run-on sentence
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