Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions

Identify the SUBORDINATING conjunction in the following sentence.

Mom told me to finish my chores before I go outside.

• finish

• told

• before

• after

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TEKS.ELA.3.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VI

Identify the SUBORDINATING conjunction in the following sentence.

I am not going to the movies unless Joey comes, too.

• too

• unless

• not

• but

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CCSS.L.5.1A

Identify the COORDINATING conjunction in the following sentence.

Janice will sing at the dance, or Katie will win the whole thing.

• or

• nor

• for

• at

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TEKS.ELA.3.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VI

Identify the COORDINATING conjunction in the following sentence.

We went to the party, but we forgot to bring a gift.

• because

• bring

• went

• but

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TEKS.ELA.3.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VI

Identify the SUBORDINATING conjunction in the following sentence.

We can build a life-size snowman if it snows this weekend!

• can

• if

• this

• build

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TEKS.ELA.3.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VI

Identify the SUBORDINATING conjunction in the following sentence.

The sky became dark when the storm began to roll in.

• when

• while

• so

• became

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TEKS.ELA.3.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VI

Identify the SUBORDINATING conjunction in the following sentence.

Since Alice used notes to study for her upcoming quiz, she felt quite confident that she would do well.

• since

• quite

• do

• used

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TEKS.ELA.3.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VI

Identify the SUBORDINATING conjunction in the following sentence.

The term SWABI can be used to remember a few subordinating conjunctions when you forget what subordinating conjunctions are.

• yet

• be

• when

• for

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TEKS.ELA.3.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VI

__________Maria worked in the garden, she walked her dog.

• After

• Because

• If

• Where

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CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.6

We can play a game, __________ we can paint a picture.

• but

• or

• so

• while

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CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.6