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CONJUNCTIONS: COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many coordinating conjunctions are there?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

2.

What is the acronym we use to remember the 7 coordinating conjunctions?

a)

FLAPELS

b)

FANBOYS

c)

FANGIRL

d)

SYOBNAF

3.

In the acronym FANBOYS, what does the F stand for?

a)

Furthermore

b)

Finally

c)

For

d)

Further

4.

Which sentence below is a correct example of a compound sentence?

a)

Misty loved training water Pokémon but she was afraid of Gyarados.

b)

Misty loved training water Pokémon, but she was afraid of Gyarados.

c)

Misty loved training water Pokémon. She was afraid of Gyarados.

5.

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.

a)

for

b)

nor

c)

and

d)

or

6.

What is the conjunction used in the following sentence?


Luke Skywalker and Han Solo set out to rescue Princess Leia.

a)

set

b)

to

c)

and

d)

out

7.

What is the definition of the conjunction "but"?

a)

means "because" and introduces the effect of a cause-effect relationship.

b)

Adds information

c)

Contradicts, offers a contrast, or introduces something unexpected

d)

As a result

8.

In the acronym FANBOYS, what does the Y stand for?

a)

Yesterday

b)

Yearn

c)

Yet

d)

Yell

9.

Which conjunction should you use to connect the following sentences?


May loves to compete. She entered a beauty contest.

a)

and

b)

so

c)

but

d)

yet

10.

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.

a)

yet

b)

but

c)

for

d)

nor

11.

In the acronym FANBOYS, what does the N stand for?

a)

No

b)

neither

c)

nor

d)

next

12.

What punctuation mark always comes before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
13.

He was very tired after a long working day, _____ he washed all the dishes in the kitchen.

a)

or

b)

nor

c)

yet

d)

so

14.

Miriam bought apples, oranges, carrots, _____ potatoes from the market in the city centre.

a)

so

b)

or

c)

and

d)

but

15.

Robertson should stop smoking cigarettes _____ he will get seriously ill.

a)

and

b)

nor

c)

or

d)

so

16.

A conjunction is...

a)

A person, place, thing, or idea

b)

A word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause

c)

2 or more words that do not contain subject + verb

d)

An action word

17.

I forgot to take my umbrella with me, _____ I got soaked under the heavy rain yesterday morning.

a)

for

b)

so

c)

but

d)

or

18.

Benjamin could get the job easily _____ he was the only applicant for that position in the company.

a)

so

b)

and

c)

but

d)

for

19.

He got up very late. He does not have anything to eat _____ does he have anything to drink.

a)

or

b)

but

c)

for

d)

nor

20.

My mother vacuumed the floor _____ I dusted the furniture last weekend.

a)

so

b)

yet

c)

and

d)

or

21.

I didn't have enough money to buy the laptop I liked, _____ I borrowed some money from my friend.

a)

so

b)

yet

c)

but

d)

or