Examples
- I drive a bus. (simple sentence)
- I am a doctor, and my wife is a lawyer. (compound sentence made up of two independent clauses: I am a doctor and my wife is a lawyer)
- I want to be a nurse, but I need to receive my science degree. (compound sentence made up of two independent clauses: I want to be a nurse and I need to receive my science degree)
For an easy way to remember coordinating conjunctions remember FANBOYS For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So
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