Coordinating Conjunctions - FANBOYS

Coordinating Conjunctions - FANBOYS

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Conjunctions

Help things to stick together and join words, phrases, and sentences, which are called clauses.

Conjunctions join two or more words.  

• Example: I went to the store to buy eggs, milk, and bread.

Poll

Conjunctions join two prepositional phrases.

• True

• False

Example:

• I went to the wet market and

• the grocery store.

Conjunctions can connect two clauses or sentences.  

When two sentences are joined, a comma must be placed before the conjunction.

I played with my cat for awhile, but then I played Wordscapes.

Coordinating conjunctions affect the meaning of your sentence.

“And” connects things that are alike or joined together.

But” is used to connect things that are different or separated.

Example: She likes pizza but not cake.

“Or” is used to offer a choice.

• Do you want

• pizza or cake?

“Nor” is used to offer a negative choice.

Ex. He cannot eat nor sleep due to his stomachache.

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“Yet” is used to show a change. When it is used to combine two sentences, you must put a comma before it. 

Example: Leia call her all the time, yet her friend never calls back.

“So” is used to show a relationship between things. When it is used to combine two sentences, you must put a comma before it. 

Example:

“For” is also used to show a relationship between things. When it is used to combine two sentences, you must put a comma before it. 

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