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WorksheetsCONJUNCTIONS: COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
How many coordinating conjunctions are there?
5
6
7
8
What is the acronym we use to remember the 7 coordinating conjunctions?
FLAPELS
FANBOYS
FANGIRL
SYOBNAF
In the acronym FANBOYS, what does the F stand for?
Furthermore
Finally
For
Further
Which sentence below is a correct example of a compound sentence?
Misty loved training water Pokémon but she was afraid of Gyarados.
Misty loved training water Pokémon, but she was afraid of Gyarados.
Misty loved training water Pokémon. She was afraid of Gyarados.
What conjunction should you use to make these sentences into a compound sentence?
The Doctor always enjoyed meeting new people. He also loved time traveling.
for
nor
and
or
What is the conjunction used in the following sentence?
Luke Skywalker and Han Solo set out to rescue Princess Leia.
set
to
and
out
What is the definition of the conjunction "but"?
means "because" and introduces the effect of a cause-effect relationship.
Adds information
Contradicts, offers a contrast, or introduces something unexpected
As a result
In the acronym FANBOYS, what does the Y stand for?
Yesterday
Yearn
Yet
Yell
Which conjunction should you use to connect the following sentences?
May loves to compete. She entered a beauty contest.
and
so
but
yet
Which conjunction should you use to connect the following sentences?
Brock is a good cook. He spends a lot of time in the kitchen cooking for his family.
yet
but
for
nor
In the acronym FANBOYS, what does the N stand for?
No
neither
nor
next
What punctuation mark always comes before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence?
He was very tired after a long working day, _____ he washed all the dishes in the kitchen.
or
nor
yet
so
Miriam bought apples, oranges, carrots, _____ potatoes from the market in the city centre.
so
or
and
but
Robertson should stop smoking cigarettes _____ he will get seriously ill.
and
nor
or
so
A conjunction is...
A person, place, thing, or idea
A word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause
2 or more words that do not contain subject + verb
An action word
I forgot to take my umbrella with me, _____ I got soaked under the heavy rain yesterday morning.
for
so
but
or
Benjamin could get the job easily _____ he was the only applicant for that position in the company.
so
and
but
for
He got up very late. He does not have anything to eat _____ does he have anything to drink.
or
but
for
nor
My mother vacuumed the floor _____ I dusted the furniture last weekend.
so
yet
and
or
I didn't have enough money to buy the laptop I liked, _____ I borrowed some money from my friend.
so
yet
but
or
