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Coordinating conjunctions “OR”

“Or” is most often used “Or” is used if
to list two or more there is a choice.
Coordinating conjunctions are words that link words, phrases, See also: choices or alternatives.
or clauses of equal importance. There are special rules for Defining relative clauses 81
using commas with coordinating conjunctions. Ellipsis 89
“Or” can also be used “Or” is used to show that missing the
to talk about the train is a consequence of being late.
USING “AND” TO JOIN SENTENCES consequences (usually
“And” is used to join “There’s” is the same as “There is.” negative) of an action.
two sentences
together in order to
avoid repeating words
that appear in both,
and to link ideas. FURTHER EXAMPLES
The second “there’s” can be dropped
when joining sentences using “and.”

FURTHER EXAMPLES

“NOR”
“Nor” shows that two or more
things are not true or do not
happen. After “nor,” use a
positive form of the verb, and
invert the verb as for a question. The subject comes
after the verb.

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FURTHER EXAMPLES “Nor” is uncommon
in informal English.
USING A COMMA INSTEAD OF “AND”

For lists of more than
two items, a comma This comma is replacing Another comma is
“and” in the list.
used before the “and.”
can replace “and.”

The “and” is kept between
the final two nouns.

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