Les. 11: Conjunctions & Compound Subjects and Predicates

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a coordinating conjunction?

• A word that connects sentence parts with the same function

• A word that describes a noun

• A word that shows action in a sentence

• A word that ends a sentence

Fill in the Blank

The conjunction ___ is used to mean 'because or since'.

Multiple Select

Which of the following sentences use coordinating conjunctions to join independent clauses?

• Jan and Joanie tried out for cheerleading, but Jan did not make the squad.

• A team of soccer players and a bunch of volunteers cleaned up the abandoned field.

• Horace and Marilyn snorkeled in the bay, and they saw many exotic fish.

• It was after lunchtime but before suppertime that they finished the job.

Fill in the Blank

The correlative conjunction pair in the sentence 'Neither Kathy nor Joe have finished their research papers' is ___ and nor.

Open Ended

Explain the difference between a compound verb and a compound prepositional phrase.

Fill in the Blank

Fill in the blank: Joe not only found many books ___ also began to read them.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a correlative conjunction pair listed in the table?

• both...and

• either...or

• if...then

• not only...but also

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a correlative conjunction pair?

• either...or

• because...so

• if...then

• although...yet

Multiple Select

Which sentence use the correlative conjunction pair 'neither...nor' correctly? Select all that apply.

• Jonah was neither drowned in the ocean nor killed by the big fish.

• Neither man's stubborness or his rebellion is pleasing to God.

• Jonah neither sailed to Nineveh nor preached to the Ninevites.

• Both Jonah’s willfulness and disobedience are lessons we can learn from.

Multiple Choice

What is the function of a coordinating conjunction in a sentence?

• It connects sentence parts that have the same function within the sentence.

• It describes the subject of the sentence.

• It adds detail to the predicate.

• It separates two unrelated sentences.