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Conjoins are usually
coordinated using one of the coordinators and, but, or or.
In [1], the bracketed conjoins are coordinated using and:
Coordination can also occur without the presence of a coordinator, as in [2]:
When three or more conjoins are coordinated, a coordinator will usually appear between the final two conjoins only:
[5] He just [talks] and [talks] and [talks] Each of the following sentences exhibits coordination. Is it syndetic, asyndetic or polysyndetic coordination? The conjoins have been bracketed.
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