Exploring FANBOYS: The Power of Coordinating Conjunctions

What does the acronym FANBOYS stand for?

• For, And, Not, But, Or, Yet, So

• For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yes, So

• For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

• For, And, Nor, Because, Or, Yet, So

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which of the following is a coordinating conjunction?

• If

• Because

• And

• Although

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

In the sentence 'Mr. McCullough and Mr. Sheldrake have fans', what are 'Mr. McCullough' and 'Mr. Sheldrake'?

• Verbs

• Objects

• Adjectives

• Subjects

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which FANBOYS conjunction is used in the sentence 'Ms. Martin sang and danced'?

• And

• But

• Or

• Yet

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

In the sentence 'Ms. Martin sang and danced', what are 'sang' and 'danced'?

• Verbs

• Objects

• Adjectives

• Subjects

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CCSS.L.2.1E

In the sentence 'Ms. Lee Nielsen has a crown and a scepter', what are 'crown' and 'scepter'?

• Verbs

• Adjectives

• Subjects

• Objects

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which FANBOYS conjunction is used in the sentence 'Ms. Lee Nielsen has a crown and a scepter'?

• Or

• But

• And

• Yet

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

In the sentence 'Ms. Lee Nielsen wore a crown, so she thought she was the queen', what is the role of 'so'?

• To connect subjects

• To connect verbs

• To connect objects

• To connect sentences

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What must be included when using a coordinating conjunction to connect sentences?

• A comma

• An exclamation mark

• A semicolon

• A period

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which of the following is NOT a coordinating conjunction?

• For

• And

• Because

• Yet

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E