is as a coordinating conjunction?
The following are the kinds of conjunctions: A. COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS (FANBOYS) for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. Coordinating conjunctions join equals to one another: words to words, phrases to phrases, clauses to clauses. Coordinating conjunctions usually form looser connections than other conjunctions do. Coordinating conjunctions go in between items joined, not at the beginning or end.