Coordinating Conjunctions - FANBOYS

Which sentence shows an example of a coordinating conjunction?

• Auggie eats grapes and carrots which are cut into small pieces.

• Either you fight back, or I will.

• After coming home from school, Auggie threw up in the bathroom.

Identify the coordinating conjunction in this sentence.

Via and Auggie are siblings.

• and

• siblings

• are

Which conjunction would best join the two sentences together?

Via's mom wanted to ask Miranda's mom for help in sending Via to school. Via quickly replied no.

• , and

• , so

• , but

The forest was green and cool, yet

• Adel was ready to go home.

• I liked the new movie.

• the monkey ate a mango.

• the bicycle had a flat tire.

The kids were mean to Auggie, ________ he chose to deal with it anyhow.

• for

• so

• yet

Daisy is a big dog, yet

• it's surprisingly gentle.

• it slobbered all over Auggie.

• I can't stop it from escaping the yard.

Identify the coordinating conjunction: Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Booth, and Mrs. Miller are all language arts teachers.

• all
• are
• and

What does the acronym FANBOYS stand for?

• For, And, Nor, But, Yet, Since
• Finally, After, Neither, Once, Yet, Since
• For, And, Nor, Because, Or, Yet, So
• For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

Some kids were afraid to touch Auggie, _____ Summer chose not to be like the other kids in school.

• yet

• so

• but

Glenn rides his bike to the beach every day, for

• he loves to watch the sunsets.

• he is learning how to write a new app.

• he can sleep there.

• he can't find his wallet.