Coordinating conjunctions

Front

My mother cleaned the kitchen last week, _____ I volunteered to vacuum this week.

Back

so

Front

The Founding Fathers threw tea into Boston Harbor, _____ they were tired of unfair taxes.

Back

for

Front

Martin Luther King was known for civil rights activism, yet many have never heard of Ella Baker or Claudette Colvin.

Back

yet

Front

Colonists won at Lexington and Concord but lost at Bunker Hill.

Back

Colonists won at Lexington and Concord but lost at Bunker Hill.

Front

Thomas Jefferson planned and wrote the Declaration of Independence.

Back

Front

Correct usage of conjunctions: I went to the food store, but they did not have milk, bread, or eggs.

Back

I went to the food store, but they did not have milk, bread, or eggs.

Front

Jefferson wrote the Declaration, revised by Franklin and Adams, signed by all Founders.

Back

Jefferson wrote the Declaration, revised by Franklin and Adams and signed by all the other Founders.

Front

Correct statement about the Declaration:

Back

The Declaration was passed on July 2 but only announced on July 4, so Americans celebrate their independence on the Fourth of July.

Front

According to the Declaration, all men are created equal, and they have the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Back

According to the Declaration, all men are created equal, and they have the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Front

The word "for" means ______, and "yet" means _________.

Back

because.... but