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coordinating conjunction vs conjunction

conjunction vs coordinating conjunction

coordinating conjunction and conjunction both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
coordinating conjunction Yes No No No
conjunction Yes No No No
As nouns, conjunction is a hypernym of coordinating conjunction; that is, conjunction is a word with a broader meaning than coordinating conjunction:
  • coordinating conjunction: a conjunction (like `and' or `or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents
  • conjunction: an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
Other hypernyms of coordinating conjunction include conjunctive, connective, continuative.
As nouns, conjunction is a hypernym of coordinating conjunction; that is, conjunction is a word with a broader meaning than coordinating conjunction:
  • coordinating conjunction: the coordination by conjunction of linguistic units of the same status
  • conjunction: the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction
coordinating conjunction (noun) conjunction (noun)
a conjunction (like `and' or `or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents something that joins or connects
the coordination by conjunction of linguistic units of the same status the temporal property of two things happening at the same time
an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
(astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction
the state of being joined together
Difference between coordinating conjunction and conjunction

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