No, since is not a coordinating conjunction, but it can be used as a conjunction and be classified as a subordinating conjunction (e.g., “I normally shop there since it’s a bit closer,” “You’ve loved these cookies since you were a child”).
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It is ever since, not every since (e.g., “We went to that restaurant on our first anniversary, and we’ve been going there every year ever since“).
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It is make sense, not make since (e.g., “I don’t understand that sentence; it doesn’t make sense to me,” “Sure, I understand; that makes sense”).
The word since typically refers to the starting point of a time period that lasts up to the time of speaking (e.g., “I haven’t made peanut butter cookies since my kids were little”).
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The adjective roundabout means “indirect” or “unnecessarily complicated” (e.g., “That was a very roundabout way of saying no”).
In some varieties of English, such as British English, roundabout is also a noun meaning “traffic circle” or “playground merry-go-round.”
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You say something is about time when you think that it should have already happened, but it hasn’t happened (e.g., “It’s about time they fixed this road; it’s full of potholes”).
If you say something was “about time,” you think that it should have happened much sooner than it did (e.g., “It was about time she won an Oscar; she should have won at least three by now”).
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You say that someone is up and about when they don’t have to stay in their bed anymore after an illness or injury (e.g., “He’s almost better; I think he’ll be up and about tomorrow”).
It is also used to mean “awake and active” in some varieties of English, such as British English (e.g., “What are you doing up and about so early? You normally sleep in on Saturdays”).
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The correct phrase is usually in line when you’re waiting for your turn in a line of other people (e.g., “We waited in line at the restaurant”). On line is a regional variation in New York but uncommon in other places.
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On the beach or at the beach are correct, but the best preposition of place depends on the context.
Use “on the beach” rather than “at the beach” when the location is the surface of the beach or a coastline (similar to how you’d say “on a street” or “along the coast”)
Use “at the beach” for a point on a map or a geographical location.
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It is on the plane or in the plane depending on the context. “On” is usually the correct preposition of place for a plane, but sometimes “in” is also a correct option.
Use “on” to describe travelling or riding by plane or other form of mass transportation where you can stand or choose a seat (e.g., “I took a nap on the plane”).
You can use “in the plane” or “on the plane” when you’re distinguishing between a location “inside” rather than “outside” the plane (e.g., “I’m still at the gift shop, but my wife is already in the plane”).
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It can be by or bye.
Spell it “bye” if you mean “goodbye.”
Spell it by if you are using it as a preposition (e.g., “… written by Shakespeare,” “A town by the sea,” “… painted by hand”).
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