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coordinating conjunction vs connective

connective vs coordinating conjunction

coordinating conjunction and connective both are nouns.

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

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

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