Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions Test

Which of the following is a subordinating conjunction?

• for

• and

• while

• so

What does the acronym FANBOYS stand for?

• Free, Always, Now, Bank, Onion, Yes, Sting

• For, And, Nice, Boys, Or, Yet, So

• For, And, Nor, Because, Or, Yet, So

• For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

The acronym AAAWWUBBIS stands for which of the following words?

• After, And, As, When, While, Until, Because, But, If, So

• After, Although, As, When, While, Until, Because, Before, If, Since

• Alone, Asks, Abdominal, Wrench, Willy, Up, Below, Bored, Sing

• After, Alone, Agony, When, While, Until, Boots, But, It, So

Which word in the sentence below is a subordinating conjunction?

After I ride the horse, I will feed the cow.

• After

• I

• feed

• ride

In the sentence below, which of the following is the subordinating clause?

After I ride the horse, I will feed the cow.

• After

• After I ride the horse

• I will feed the cow

• will

In the sentence below, which word is the coordinating conjunction?

Mr. Petty decided to eat peas and carrots.

• Mr. Petty

• decided

• and

• peas

In the sentence below, which words are the conjunctions?

After the party let out, Mike and Fred went home.

• After, went

• After, and

• party, home

• let out, went

In the sentence below, which words are the conjunctions?

While the car was on the side of the road, the police officers and the fireman circled it.

• police officers, fireman

• was, circled

• car, road

• While, and

Identify the conjunction and its type in the sentence below:

The dog likes to eat bones but the cat likes soft treats.

• but; subordinating

• to; subordinating

• but; coordinating

• to; coordinating

Identify the conjunction and its type in the sentence below:

Charlie had a difficult time keeping on his diet because he really loves rich, sweet deserts.

• had; coordinating

• because; coordinating

• had; subordinating

• because; subordinating