Question

Consequently, neither congress nor the president would support the proposal and its heavy cost. what word in the sentence is the coordinating conjunction?

Answer 1

The coordinating conjunction in the above sentence is "nor". A coordinating conjunction is a word that connects phrases, clauses and words. There are only 7 coordinating conjunctions. They are best remembered by using the acronym FANBOYS:
F = for
A = and
N = nor
B = but 
O = or
Y = yet
S = soThe important thing to remember is that a coordinating conjunction gives equal emphasis to both clauses, phrases and words in a sentence. It is also important to remember to add the correct punctuation between the clauses and the coordinating conjuction