Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions

________________ _________________ join equals; they are conjunctions which coordinate or join two words or goups of words of similar importance.

• subordinating conjunctions
• coordinating conjunctions
• correlative conjunctions

_____________________ ______________________ join unequals; they join something of lesser importance or something of greater importance.

• coordinating conjunctions
• subordinating conjunctions
• correlative conjunctions

___________________ ________________________ are the multiple-word conjunctions.  These usually work in pairs or in conjunction with each other.

• correlative conjunctions
• coordinating conjunctions
• subordinating conjunctions

We often refer to these conjunctions as FANBOYS.

• coordinating

• subordinating

• correlative

A ___________________________ is a word that joins two words or two groups of words together.

• conjunction
• helping/linking verb
• interjection
• contraction

Which sentence shows an example of a coordinating conjunction?

• Mrs. Nelson eats apples and carrots every day.
• Either you leave, or I will.
• After the mall, I took a nap.

Which sentence shows an example of a subordinating conjunction?

• Mrs. Nelson eats apples and carrots every day.
• Either you go,or I will.
• After the mall, I took a nap.

Which sentence shows an example of a correlative conjunction?

• Mrs. Nelson eats apples and carrots every day.
• Either you go, or I will.
• After the mall, I took a nap.

What kind of conjunction is used in this sentence?
Swimming makes me both hungry and tired.

• correlative
• coordinating
• subordinating

What kind of conjunction is used in the following sentence?
Whether we go home or to the movies, we still will enjoy the day.

• correlative
• subordinating
• coordinating