Fanboys Conjunctions

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.

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

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

Multiple Choice

Identify conjunctions: I went to tutoring, for I didn't understand the homework.

• tutoring

• understand

• for

• homework

Multiple Choice

What is the acronym we use for coordinating conjunctions?

• FANBOYS

• FANGIRLS

• COMMA

• MINTS

Multiple Choice

What does the acronym FANBOYS stand for?

• For, And, Nor, But, Yet, Since

• Finally, After, Neither, Once, Yet, Since

• For, And, Nor, Because, Or, Yet, So

• For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

Multiple Select

Which TWO phrases are connected by the conjunction?

I like to swim but I am not good at it.

• I like to swim

• I am not good at it

• to swim but

• not good at it

Multiple Choice

Which of the FANBOYS could we use to join these two sentences to make a compound sentence?

Jacob wanted to get ice cream. Abby wanted to eat pizza.

• , and

• , but

• , so

• , or

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Espinoza drives a black car. I think she wants a green car.

• Mrs. Espinoza drives a black car, so I think she wants a green car.

• Mrs. Espinoza drives a black car, but I think she wants a green car.

• Mrs. Espinoza drives a black car, so I think she wants a green car.

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Hall loves chocolate. I made her a chocolate cake.

• Mrs. Hall loves chocolate, so I made her a chocolate cake.

• Mrs. Hall loves chocolate, or I made her a chocolate cake.

• Mrs. Hall loves chocolate, for I made her a chocolate cake.

Fill in the Blanks

Mrs. Caballero does not know how to drive, _ she has to call an Uber.

“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: