Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions

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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CCSS.L.5.1A

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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CCSS.L.5.1A

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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CCSS.L.5.1A

Identify the COORDINATING conjunction in the following sentence.

The acronym FANBOYS can be used to remember coordinating conjunctions, yet students sometimes forget to use this strategy,

• to

• can

• yet

• be

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CCSS.L.5.1A

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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CCSS.L.5.1A

__________Maria worked in the garden, she walked her dog.

• After

• Because

• If

• Where

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CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

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

• but

• or

• so

• while

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CCSS.L.5.1A

Tommy would take Ann to the bus, __________ that would make him late for work.

• because

• but

• since

• while

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CCSS.L.5.1A

__________ Craig already had his ticket, he still had to wait in line to see the movie.

• Although

• Because

• Unless

• Yet

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CCSS.L.5.1A