Commonly Confused Words 3 and FANBOYS

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

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

She ate sour patch kids, ____ she ate ice cream 

• And
• But 
• So 
• For 

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

She didn’t get to hold the guinea pig, ___ she had previously dropped it  

• But
• And
• So
• For

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

They tried to play loud to cover up the terrible viola players, ___ they still sounded bad anyway. 

• And
• But
• So
• For

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

You may have soup, ____ you may have salad.

• or
• and
• nor
• yet

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What type of sentence is this?
Jimmy is terrified of hamsters, but Billy loves them.

• simple
• complex
• compound

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

"FANBOYS" are what part of speech?

• Noun
• Interjection
• Conjuntion
• Verb

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Hurricane Matthew was so destructive, and it brought a lot of rain.                          

• Yes, this is CORRECT
• No, this is not correct.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

We went outside during the storm, and got wet.

• Yes, this is CORRECT
• No, this is NOT correct

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

She got stuck in her sweatshirt and fell down the stairs. 

• Yes, this is CORRECT
• No, this is NOT correct.

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CCSS.L.8.5A