Question

Read the definition.

a connecting word or phrase that indicates a relationship between independent clauses

Which term does this definition define?

Answer 1

Answer: Hi there! I'd say that the term that best fits this definition is a coordinating conjunction.

Explanation: (I hope that you don't mind me citing from a previous answer of mine to explain this.) Coordinating conjunctions are commonly called FANBOYS. It is an acronym that represents the following words:

• For
• And
• Nor
• But
• Or
• Yet
• So

All the terms listed above can be used to connect independent sentence clauses, like this:

• I want toast, eggs, and orange juice.  
• They wanted to come to the party, but their mom said no.
• Jax is not helping us, so we'll have to do all the work ourselves!

I hope that this helps! :)