Coordinating conjunctions are small words that connect two or more grammatically equivalent words or phrases. The connected words might be adjectives, nouns, adverbs, verbs, or even independent clauses; the important thing is that they’re equal and each one serves the same function in the sentence.
Per esempio…
Marco e Lucia parlano francese.
Marco and Lucia speak French.
E connects two people: Marco and Lucia
Volete un caffè, un tè o una cioccolata?
Do you want coffee, tea, or hot chocolate?
O is joining three nouns: caffè, tè, and cioccolata
Vado a Venezia ma non ho molti soldi.
I’m going to Venice but I don’t have much money.
Ma is the connection between two equal clauses: vado a Venezia and non ho molti soldi.
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