Conjunctions, Prepositions, & Interjections!

Conjunctions, Prepositions, Interjections

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What are coordinating conjunctions and what do they mean? Why do we use the acronym F.A.N.B.O.Y.S.?

• Coordinating Conjunctions are words that are used to link words, phrases, and/or sentences.

• We use the acronym F.A.N.B.O.Y.S. to help us remember what the coordinating conjunctions are!

• For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So

Using coordinating conjunctions (F.A.N.B.O.Y.S.) to join TWO complete sentences

• When you join two sentences together with a comma and a coordinating conjunction, you form compound sentences!

• Example of a compound sentence: We love going to the beach, so we try to go every weekend!

Multiple Choice

In the acronym FANBOYS, what does the F stand for?

• Forget
• For
• From
• Favorite

Multiple Choice

Which conjunction should you use to connect the following sentences? Brock is a good cook. He spends a lot of time in the kitchen cooking for his family.

• yet

• for

• but

• nor

Multiple Choice

Which coordinating conjunction best completes the sentence?

The cake looked delicious, ___ few people ate it.

• so

• yet

• and

Multiple Choice

Which coordinating conjunction best completes the sentence?

Julian went to the movies, ___ his sister stayed home.

• or

• for

• but

Multiple Choice

Which coordinating conjunction best completes the sentence?

Marcos heard knocking, ___ he went to the door.

• not

• but

• so

Multiple Choice

Which coordinating conjunction best completes the sentence?

My homework isn't in my desk, ___ is it in my binder.

• nor

• but

• so

Multiple Choice

Which coordinating conjunction best completes the sentence?

The parade will be canceled, ___ it is going to rain.

• for

• but

• so

Multiple Choice

Which coordinating conjunction best completes the sentence?

Ralph swept the floors, ___ Julie washed the dishes.

• or

• and

• for

Multiple Choice

Which coordinating conjunction best completes the sentence?

You can bring a lunch from home, ___ you can buy a lunch at school.

• or

• and

• but

Prepositions

• Identifies the position of a noun or a pronoun in a sentence

• Examples: above, next to, under, beside, from

Interjections

• Words that interrupt a sentence to show emotion (followed by a comma or exclamation mark)

• Examples: Ouch! Yes, No! Yay! Hey!

Categorize

Options (19)

Yay!

Wow!

Oops!

Oh no!

Yikes!

Aha!

and

but

or

nor

for

yet

under

over

through

around

across

between

to

Organize these options into the right categories

Conjunctions

Prepositions

Interjections

Multiple Choice

Select the conjunction.

• Hooray!

• and

• next

Multiple Choice

Select the preposition.

• Hooray!

• and

• next

Multiple Choice

Select the interjection.

• Hooray!

• and

• next

Multiple Choice

Select the conjunction.

• Ouch!

• but

• above

Multiple Choice

Select the preposition.

• Ouch!

• but

• above

Multiple Choice

Select the interjection.

• Hooray!

• and

• next