Choosing the Correct Coordinating Conjunction to Complete a Sentence Part 2

Coordinating conjunctions join two ideas that are equally important and could be independent from each other.
 

I had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch.
 

We use “but” to show contrast in a sentence.
 

Lisa plays basketball but not baseball.
 

We use “yet” to introduce a contrasting idea that follows the preceding idea logically.
 

John plays basketball well, yet his favorite sport is badminton.