Join the following sentences without using "and" or "but": Everyone was drenched wet by now. The rain had come down harder.i have an impression...

The seven coordinating conjunctions are logical expressions that create a unique relationship between the two sentences. They combine equal parts.

You might combine these sentences in the following way:

Everyone was drenched wet by now, for the rain had come down harder.

For in this case is a coordinating conjunction that shows cause.

Most people are used to using because or since as denoting cause, which are subordinating conjunctions. Subordinating conjunctions cause the clause that includes the subordinating conjunction to be subordinate; that is less than.

Both are correct, but sometimes an instructor may want you to use a coordinating conjunction instead of a subordinating conjunction.

Sometimes you want to use a coordinating conjunction because you want both parts of what you are connecting to be equal, for effect and/or parallel structure.

Another way to combine is the following:

Because everyone was drenched wet by now, the rain had come down harder.