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WorksheetsCoordinating conjunctions quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
What are the TWO jobs a coordinating conjunction can do?
Link a main clause and a subordinate clause
Link two main clauses
Link two subordinate clauses
Link two nouns/adjectives/adverbs/verbs together
What does FANBOYS stand for? (Write the words in order, without capital letters or commas)
(a)
What is a sentence which consists of multiple main clauses called?
Simple sentence
Compound sentence
Complex sentence
Exclamatory sentence
Which of the sentence below are using a coordinating conjunction?
Frank ran up the hill so he could see the fireworks.
Bill rang his friends because he wanted to ask them a question.
Anne is at home today since she is ill.
Sheila watered her plants while Joanna opened the windows.
Which of these sentences is NOT using a coordinating conjunction?
For lunch, I normally have sandwiches or grab 'n' go.
I worked really hard in maths and I was proud of the work I produced.
I always look forward to Friday as we finish school earlier.
Over the weekend, I won't be playing football, nor will I be spending lots of time on my Xbox.
Type a coordinating conjunction that could complete the sentence.
I enjoy learning new skills in art (a) I can practise them at home.
Which conjunction could complete this sentence?
I didn't expect to get my homework done so quickly, ______ did I expect to find it as easy as I did.
for
yet
or
nor
Which sentence is a compound sentence?
Today I worked hard in reading and PE.
Yesterday, Norman played football in the rain and had a bath when he got home.
Tomorrow I will be going shopping and then out for dinner.
At the weekend, I might get to go to the trampoline park but that depends on whether I get my homework done or not.
How many coordinating conjunctions are there?
5
6
7
8
Which of coordinating conjunctions could complete the sentence below?
We went fishing last Saturday ____ we didn't catch any fish.
and
but
or
so
Type in the coordinating conjunction which could complete this sentence:
John will have to get his homework done tonight (a) he will have to do it over the weekend.
Which of these sentences uses a coordinating conjunction correctly?
I ran to the shop so I would get there before it closed.
I ran to the shop as I wanted to get there before it closed.
I ran to the shop to get there before it closed.
I ran to the shop yet I got there before it closed.
Which of these is NOT a coordinating conjunction?
so
but
and
because
Which of the words below IS a coordinating conjunction?
since
while
yet
after
Select the sentence below which uses the BEST FITTING coordinating conjunction.
I went to the shop yet I bought some midget gems.
I went to the shop but I bought some midget gems.
I went to the shop and I bought some midget gems.
I went to the shop for I bought some midget gems.
