What is the term for a conjunction used to connect two grammatically parallel phrases or clauses?

What is the term for a conjunction used to connect two grammatically parallel phrases or clauses?

• A. Coordinating Conjunction
• B. Idiom
• C. Parataxis
• D. Utterance

Answer: (A)

Co coordinating conjunctions connect two elements of equal grammatical weight—two words, two phrases, or two independent clauses—so they stay parallel. This is exactly what the question is asking: a conjunction used to link parallel units. Examples include and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so. They are different from subordinating conjunctions, which link a dependent clause to a main clause, and from idioms, which are fixed expressions not used to join parallel structures. Parataxis refers to placing clauses one after another with little or no conjunctions, and an utterance is simply a spoken statement. So the best fit is coordinating conjunction.