Identify the type of coordinating conjunction used in the sentence.
The wind blew, the rain fell and the lightning flashed.

Alternative

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Cumulative

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Adversative

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Illative

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Solution

The correct option is B
Cumulative

Conjunctions which add one statement to another are cumulative. In the sentence, the cumulative conjunction ‘and’ has been used to join the following sentences.
The wind blew.
The rain fell.
The lightning flashed.
The wind blew, the rain fell and the lightning flashed.

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