Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions

Witches often feature in fairy tales, ____ fairy godmothers appear in fairy tales as well.

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Fairy godmothers rarely appear outside of fairy tales, ____ witches often appear in other genres.

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They both perform magic, ____ it is only witches who are seen as evil.

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The fairy godmother is usually portrayed as motherly and kind, ____ she uses her magic to help people.

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5. ​ (a)   he worked hard all year and earned a lot of money, he bought his father an expensive gift.
6. ​ (b)   he buys his father an expensive gift, he won’t buy anything for himself.
7. ​ (c)   he was shopping for an expensive gift for his father, he realized he didn’t have any money.
8. ​ (d)   he bought an expensive gift for his father, he felt tremendous joy.
9. ​ (e)   he buys his father an expensive gift, he needs to make sure he has enough money.

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he worked hard all year long, he wasn’t able to buy his father an expensive gift.
he didn’t have much money, he wasn’t able to buy his father an expensive gift.
he didn’t have much money, he was still able to buy an expensive gift for his father.
he works hard all year long, he won’t be able to buy his father an expensive gift.

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• Because

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Add the correct coordinating or subordinating conjunction to the following sentences. Hint: if using a subordinating conjunction at the beginning of a sentence, the sentence will include a comma.

The volcano showed signs of being active, __________ some people refused to leave their homes.

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​ he worked hard all year long, he wasn’t able to buy his father an expensive gift.
​ he didn’t have much money, he wasn’t able to buy his father an expensive gift.
​ he didn’t have much money, he was still able to buy an expensive gift for his father.
​ he works hard all year long, he won’t be able to buy his father an expensive gift.

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• Because

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I am tired __________ I got up too early.

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Witches can be seen casting spells, ____ mixing potions in their cauldrons.

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• and