Grammar: Coordinating Conjunctions

Question 1

What is important to remember about coordinating conjunctions?

Answer 1

Coordinating conjunctions mark INDEPENDENT clauses and will have verbs in the 2nd position.

Question 2

und

Answer 2

and

Question 3

oder

Answer 3

or

Question 4

aber*

Answer 4

but

• • may appear within clause rather than start of the clause

Question 5

sondern

Answer 5

(but) rather

Question 6

denn

Answer 6

because, for

Question 7

allein*

Answer 7

but, only

• • may appear within clause rather than start of the clause

Question 8

jedoch*

Answer 8

however

• • may appear within clause rather than start of the clause

Question 9

vielmehr*

Answer 9

(much) rather

• • may appear within clause rather than start of the clause

Question 10

entweder … oder

Answer 10

either … or

Question 11

weder … noch

Answer 11

neither … nor