Each of the following sentences has a word or phrase underlined. Read the sentences carefully and find which part of speech the underlined word is. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

He has been living in the jungle for long and he knows all the animals here.

The correct answer is Coordinating Conjunction.

Key Points

• A coordinating conjunction is a word that joins two elements of equal grammatical rank and syntactic importance such as: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, etc.
  • Example: The children ran and jumped all over the playground. (coordinating conjunction)
• ​We can remember them using the mnemonic device:
  • FANBOYS = for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
• As in the given sentence, the conjunction and is connecting two independent clauses hence, it is a coordinating conjunction.
   

​As per the points above, the 2nd option will be the correct choice.

Additional Information

• A subordinating conjunction is a word or phrase that links a dependent clause to an independent clause such as: after, although, as, because, before, how, if, once, since, than, etc.​

Important Points

• A subordinating conjunction is always used to introduce a dependent clause.
• Example: If you work hard, you shall pass. (subordinating conjunction)