German GCSE
Coordinating Conjunction
What Coordinating Conjunction means in German GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Coordinating Conjunction
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Reference: AQA
A joining word (like und, aber, oder) that links two main clauses. It does not change the word order.
Topics that use Coordinating Conjunction
- Grammar (Foundation): Conjunctions (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Subordinating Conjunction
- Conjunction
- Inversion (Comma-Verb-Verb)
- Main Clause (Hauptsatz)
- Subordinate Clause (Nebensatz)
- V2 Rule (Verb Second)
- Verb-End Rule
Using Coordinating Conjunction in the exam
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