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coordinating conjunction vs conjunctive

conjunctive vs coordinating conjunction

coordinating conjunction and conjunctive both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
coordinating conjunction Yes No No No
conjunctive Yes Yes No No
As nouns, conjunctive is a hypernym of coordinating conjunction; that is, conjunctive 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
  • conjunctive: an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
Other hypernyms of coordinating conjunction include conjunction, connective, continuative.
coordinating conjunction (noun) conjunctive (noun)
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
coordinating conjunction (adjective) conjunctive (adjective)
serving or tending to connect
involving the joint activity of two or more
Difference between coordinating conjunction and conjunctive

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