Coordinating Conjunctions

Spanish: AQA A Level, topic 17.4.1

Conjunciones coordinantes - Coordinating Conjunctions

Coordinating conjunctions are small words that connect two or more grammatically equivalent words or phrases.

Coordinating Conjunctions

Coordinating Conjunctions

  • These conjunctions introduce coordinated sentences.
  • Some of the most common ones are the following:
  • y/e - and
  • pero - but
  • o/u - or
More conjunctions

More conjunctions

  • entonces, así que - so
  • ni... ni - neither... nor
  • sin embargo - however
Examples

Examples

  • No he visto ni a mi hijo ni a mi hija desde hace tres meses.
  • I have not seen either my son or my daughter for three months.
  • Tu y yo debemos salir a recoger a nuestro padre de la estación de Atocha lo antes posible.
  • You and I must go out and pick up our father from Atocha station as soon as possible.

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