Compound Sentences

Which of the following is a conjunction?

• and

• but

• or

• yet

• so

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What acronym can help you remember the main coordinating conjunctions?

• FANGIRL

• FANBOYS

• BOYFANS

• POTATO

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which conjunction best goes in this sentence? Mike didn't do his chores, ____ he was grounded. 

• and

• so

• nor

• but

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

You can go to the beach, ____ you cannot go swimming.

• or

• and

• but

• still

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Mrs. Bartel has a little baby, ___ her name is Arya.

• so

• yet

• nor

• and

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which of the following is/are NOT conjunction(s)?

• as a result

• and

• meanwhile

• but

• so

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which is TRUE about compound sentences?

• They are really TWO sentences combined as one complex one.

• You should never use them!

• They have a semicolon.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Where does the comma go? Brady wanted to play wide receiver but his coach wanted him to be a linebacker.

• after Brady

• after receiver

• after coach

• after but

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Where does the comma go? You can have hot lunch or you can bring your own.

• after you

• after hot

• after lunch

• after you

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which two FANBOYS kind of mean the same thing?

• yet = so

• yet = but

• yet = and

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E