Coordinating conjunction

A coordinating conjunction or co-ordinating conjunction (//), also known as a coordinator or co-ordinator (//) conjunction that is used for coordination (grammar).

In English, there are four simple coordinators; and, but, or, nor and one compound co-ordinator, and/or.

Co-ordinating conjunctions can be used. Note here the co-ordinators themselves are underlined. That which they are joining is in italics

• to join clauses:
  • Do you like cheese and do you eat it?
  • I like cheddar and I like Stilton.
  • I like cheddar but I don't like Stilton.
• to join verbs:
  • Do you like cheese and eat it?
  • I like cheese and eat it.
  • I like cheese but don't eat it for medical reasons.
• to join nouns:
  • Do you like cheddar or Stilton?
  • I like cheddar and Stilton.
  • I like cheddar but 'not Stilton.
  • I don't like cheddar or Stilton
  • Neither cheddar nor Stilton is tasty.
• To join adjectives:
  • Stilton is creamy and delicious.
  • Stilton is creamy but not delicious.
• To join adverbs:
  • Stilton goes brilliantly and fantastically with biscuits.