WordCmp.com

conjunctive vs coordinating conjunction

coordinating conjunction vs conjunctive

conjunctive and coordinating conjunction both are nouns.

conjunctive is an adjective but coordinating conjunction is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
conjunctive Yes Yes No No
coordinating conjunction Yes No No No
As nouns, coordinating conjunction is a hyponym of conjunctive; that is, coordinating conjunction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conjunctive:
  • conjunctive: an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
  • coordinating conjunction: a conjunction (like `and' or `or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents
Other hyponyms of conjunctive include subordinate conjunction, subordinating conjunction.
conjunctive (noun) coordinating conjunction (noun)
an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences a conjunction (like `and' or `or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents
the coordination by conjunction of linguistic units of the same status
conjunctive (adjective) coordinating conjunction (adjective)
serving or tending to connect
involving the joint activity of two or more
Difference between conjunctive and coordinating conjunction

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.