6th Grade Conjunctions and Main Idea

Click on the coordinating conjunction.

• And

• Be

• The

• Since

What does FANBOYS stand for?

• Furious, Animals, Buy, Otters, Silently

• For, And, Not, But, On, You, Sad

• It's not FANBOYS, it's FATHIPPOS!

• For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

Click on the sentence that correctly uses coordinating conjunctions.

• "I will not believe you!"

• "Sal bought cookies for Lisa."

• "I couldn't wait, but I was also nervous."

• "The mayor had not arrived yet."

What are FANBOYS?

• Coordinating conjunctions

• Subordinating conjunctions

• Boys that are fans

• Collaborating conjunctions

Which conjunction best fills in the blank? "Nora likes pickles ___ cucumbers."

• Nor

• For

• So

• And

You can go left. You can go right.

• You can either go left or right.

• You can neither go left nor right.

They are not my schoolmates. They are not my friends.

• They are neither my schoolmates nor my friends.

• They are either my schoolmates or my friends.

I have both respect __________ admiration for them.

• or

• nor

• but also

• and

It will rain either today __________ tomorrow.

• or

• nor

• but also

• and

I do not know whether he has seen the movie before __________ not.

• or

• nor

• but also

• and