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connective vs coordinating conjunction

coordinating conjunction vs connective

connective and coordinating conjunction both are nouns.

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

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

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