Sorting Coordinating and Subordinate Conjunctions

Identify the SUBORDINATING conjunction in the following sentence.

Mom told me to finish my chores before I go outside.

• finish

• told

• before

• after

Identify the SUBORDINATING conjunction in the following sentence.

I am not going to the movies unless Joey comes, too.

• too

• unless

• not

• but

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

Identify the COORDINATING conjunction in the following sentence.

We went to the party, but we forgot to bring a gift.

• because

• bring

• went

• but

Identify the SUBORDINATING conjunction in the following sentence.

We can build a life-size snowman if it snows this weekend!

• can

• if

• this

• build

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The sky became dark when the storm began to roll in.

• when

• while

• so

• became

Identify the COORDINATING conjunction in the following sentence.

Coordinating conjunctions join two equally important thoughts, and subordinating conjunctions join two thoughts of unequal value.

• while

• yet

• for

• and

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

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

Identify the SUBORDINATING conjunction in the following sentence.

The term SWABI can be used to remember a few subordinating conjunctions when you forget what subordinating conjunctions are.

• yet

• be

• when

• for