FANBOYS
or
so
nor
for
Name all of the coordinating conjunctions
Most of the visitors were happy just sitting around in the shade, for it had been a long, dusty journey on the train
You can study hard for this exam or you can fail.
Description | Match: |
George did not study, ____ he got a bad grade on the test. | so |
Amanda could take her test Monday, ____ she could take it Tuesday | or |
Carry did not do her math homework, ____ did she do her science homework. | nor |
Grace spent 3 hours on homework, ____ she still had more. | yet, but |
The stain on Patrick's shirt had gone away, ____ it had been washed. | for |
A comma comes before a coordinating conjunction. | true |
Only the part in the sentence before the conjunction must be able to stand alone. | false |
FANBOYS stands for for, and, neither, but, or, yet, and so. | false |
This sentence is written correctly: Lia could either go to the movies or, she could go swimming. | false |
Coordinating conjunctions are words that are used to connect grammatically equal elements. | true |
Sophie bought a present, for her little sister. | wrong |
Sam baked cookies but, forgot to put in the baking soda. | wrong |
Susan could not print her report, for her printer was broken. | right |
He was tired, and he did not want to do any work. | right |
Carter thought that she heard a noise, but, it turned out to just be her dog. | wrong |
| nor |
| so |
You can study hard for this exam or you can fail. | or |
Most of the visitors were happy just sitting around in the shade, for it had been a long, dusty journey on the train | for |
Name all of the coordinating conjunctions | FANBOYS |