Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions

Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions

Conjunctions

• connect or join words, phrases, or clauses

Coordinating conjunctions

• FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

• Use to make compound sentences

• joins two equal ideas

• We baked bread and pies.

• Jamie or Kelly will go to the store.

• They called their family and talked for hours.

• She tried to clean the house, but the kids destroyed it again!

Multiple Choice

You can eat your cake with a spoon or fork.

• with

• a

• or

• can

Multiple Choice

My dog enjoys being bathed but hates getting his nails trimmed.

• being

• but

• getting

• my

Multiple Choice

Bill refuses to eat peas, nor will he touch carrots.

• to

• will

• nor

• refuses

Multiple Choice

I hate to waste a drop of gas, for it is very expensive these days.

• to

• of

• its

• for

Subordinating Conjunctions

• Use to make a complex sentence

• Introduce a dependent clause

• after, before, as, while, until, because, since, unless, although, and if.

• Unless you clean your room, you will not go to the game.

• You will not go to the game unless you clean your room.

Multiple Choice

Unless it's cloudy tonight, we will see the full moon.

• unless

• it's

• will

• the

Multiple Choice

I was late this morning because I forgot to set my alarm.

• was

• this

• because

• to

Multiple Choice

I need to return this book before the library closes.

• need

• this

• before

• the

What is the conjunction in Sentence 3? What does it do in this sentence?

• 1. They do not pay for my horses.

• 2. They do not pay for my cattle.

• 3. They do not pay for my horses and cattle.

How does a subordinate conjunction make this sentences different?

• 1. Good words do not last long unless they amount to something.

• 2. Unless they amount to something, good words do not last long.

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Multiple Choice

She laughed when the puppy chased its tail.

• laughed

• the

• when

• its

Multiple Choice

She laughed when the puppy chased its tail.

• subordinating

• coordinating

Multiple Choice

It was a good movie, yet no one saw it.

• was

• yet

• it

• a

Multiple Choice

It was a good movie, yet no one saw it.

• subordinating

• coordinating

Multiple Choice

James picked the dinner, and Sam picked the dessert.

• the

• and

• dessert

Multiple Choice

James picked the dinner, and Sam picked the dessert.

• subordinating

• coordinating

Multiple Choice

The tiger limped as it crept through the jungle.

• as

• through

• crept

• it

Multiple Choice

The tiger limped as it crept through the jungle.

• Subordinating

• coordinating

Multiple Choice

If the door is open, you should close it.

• if

• is

• you

• should

Multiple Choice

If the door is open, you should close it.

• subordinating

• coordinating