Coordinating Conjunctions

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

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

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."

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

What punctuation mark always comes before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence?

• .
• ,
• ;
• !

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.3.1I

Complete the sentence with the best conjunction (FANBOYS): The eggs are fresh, ____ the berries are sweet.

• so

• and

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

Complete the sentence with the best conjunction:

There are fish in the brook, ____fishing is not allowed.

• but

• or

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

Complete the sentence with the best conjunction

(FANBOYS):

The guard smelled smoke, ___ he sounded the fire alarm.

• so

• or

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

Complete the sentence with the best conjunction (FANBOYS):

Does dad eat breakfast, ____ does he just drink coffee?

• or

• but

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

Complete the sentence with the best conjunction (FANBOYS):

Liam is afraid of bees, _____ Jared hates ants.

• or

• and

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

Complete the sentence with the best conjunction (FANBOYS):

Rob caught the spider, _____ he let it go free outside.

• so

• and

Complete the sentence with the best conjunction (FANBOYS):

Would you rather draw Saturn's rings ___ Jupiter's moons?

• or

• but

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A