Question

A coordinating conjunction is the word used to join two simple sentences into one compound sentence. Which of the following is NOT an example of a coordinating conjunction?
And

The

Yet

But

Answer 1

But is a coordinating conjunction. That's not the correct answer. (The) is not a coordinating conjunction. You use the acronym FANBOY for coordinating conjunctions. 

F-for 
A-and
N-Nor
B-but
O-or
Y-yet

so (the) is not a coordinating conjunction

I hope this helps :)

Answer 2

The is not a coording conjunction, because it cannot connect a word.