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coordinative

coordinative

8.3
A word used to join two similar parts of a sentence, for example 'and' or 'or'
  • adjective
  • /ˈkɔːrdɪnətɪv/
  • Specialized
translation icon : coordinativo
  • In grammar, coordinative conjunctions connect words and phrases of equal importance.
  • coordinative conjunctions

Examples

  • Is there a relationship between subordinating conjunctions, coordinative conjunctions, discourse markers, and good readers' level of reading comprehension?

    Academic text (2015)
  • Is there a relationship between subordinating conjunctions, coordinative conjunctions, and discourse markers and poor readers' level of reading comprehension?

    Academic text (2015)
  • The college cannot always be a "prime mover" for change, and its role may often be a coordinative or supportive one.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The community college cannot always be a "prime mover" for change, for its role may often be a coordinative or supportive one.

    Academic text (2008)
  • We then labeled the three categories in terms of three team types: coordinative, adaptive, and integrative teams.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The teacher's role should be instructive, coordinative, advisory, and motivating.

    Academic text (2010)
  • A longitudinal study could provide more understanding of how leadership can influence coordinative teams into becoming adaptive or integrative.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The coordinative and adaptive team types stopped after sharing, sought consensus, and either harmonized (coordinative team type) or adapted (adaptive team type) existing knowledge and practices.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The coordinative relationship between the two phrases created a balanced sentence structure.

  • Teachers often use coordinative phrases to help students understand complex ideas.

Synonyms

coordinating
vscoordinative
  • Specialized
4.2

A word like and, but, or that joins two equal parts of a sentence

serves to join items of the same type or grammatical construction
copulative
vscoordinative
  • Specialized
8.8

A word that joins words or phrases to show addition, like 'and'

joins items without implying addition, focusing on same grammatical type

Surface Forms

coordinative positive

Morphology

coordinative = coordinate (transparent) = co + ordin + ative

Standard adjective formation from the verb 'coordinate'.

Etymology

Coordinative comes from co- 'together' and ord 'order', the same root you see in the common word order and in coordinate. So a coordinative word joins two similar parts by putting them 'together in order', like 'bread and butter'.