COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
There are seven coordinating conjunctions in the English language, which are used to link the independent clauses: You can use the acronym FANBOYS to help you remember them. Remember you need a comma to join two independent clauses joined by one of these.
Use the conjunction and to add information or combine related ideas.
Jack and Jil went up the hill.
I like to go swimming and rock climbing.
Use the conjunction or to show a choice.
I want a bunny or a cat.
You can go swimming or rock climbing.
Use the conjunction but to show a difference.
I like pizza, but my sister doesn't.
Paul already knows how to swim, but Louis is still learning.
The conjunction so shows that the first idea caused the second idea.
Erin ran faster than Greg, so she won the race.
Mum bought all the ingredients, so we had everything we needed to bake a cake.
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