Compounds and Conjunctions Review

What is the purpose of using coordinating conjunctions in a sentence?

• To separate more items in a series

• To ensure that the subject and verb always agree

• To link words, phrases, and clauses together to build sentences

The acronym FANBOYS is used to help us remember--

• The Subordinating Conjunctions

• The Names of the Spice Girls

• The Parts of a TDA

• The Coordinating Conjunctions

True or False:

In grammar, the word "compound" means two or more words, phrases, or clauses joined together.

• False

• True

What are the compound subjects in this sentence?

Post Malone and Morgan Wallen recently collaborated on the song "I Had Some Help".

• Post Malone, song

• song, help

• had, collaborated

• Post Malone. Morgan Wallen

Identify the compound verbs in the sentence: "Last night my dogs ran away and chased the UPS man."

• night, dogs

• ran, way

• ran, chased

• dogs, man

Which is NOT a type of conjunction?

• corresponding

• correlating

• coordinating

• subordinating

Coordinating conjunctions join together

• two parts of a sentence that are of equal importance

• one part of a sentence that is not as important as another

If a sentence has a compound verb, where will the "fork" go in a sentence diagram?

• on the left

• on the right

• there will be no fork

• under the base line of the diagram

Which of these are coordinating conjunctions? CHOOSE THREE.

• but

• because

• for

• or

• since

Which of these are coordinating conjunctions?

• nor

• though

• yet

• however

• so