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Having trouble remembering which words are coordinating conjunctions?
Understandable.

Here is a little pneumonic device that will make it a little bit easier.

For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So

Remember: These words are NOT ALWAYS coordinating conjunctions

               *In some cases it does not makes sense to have them                          follow a comma

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Compound Sentences and Coordinating Conjunctions

To create a compound sentence, you join two sentences (independent clauses) together using a:

COORDINATING CONJUNCTION

Coordinating conjunctions act like a chain that link together two separate sentences

Words like: before, or, yet, and or so are some examples

             Here is an example of coordinating conjunctions in action:

                              Meg went to the park.
                              Tommy stayed home.
Combine the two:

                    Meg went to the park, but Tommy stayed home