What is a coordinating conjunction?
Words that connect other words, phrases, and clauses.
Words that organize information on a paper.
Which acronym is used to remember all of the coordinating conjunctions?
FANBOYS
FANGIRLS
SUBBOYS
HIPBOYS
Fill in the blank with the correct coordinating conjunction:
She's taking math, English, _____ chemistry this semester.
or
and
yet
so
The museum was closed, _____ we have come to back on another day.
but
The test was very difficult, _____ she scored really well on it.
nor
Matthew loves to play soccer, _____ he hates to run for a long period of time.
A subordinating conjunction does which of the following?
It joins a main clause to a subordinate clause.
It joins two clauses that have equal importance to the passage.
Subordinating conjunctions have two jobs. Which is NOT one of those jobs?
To help transition between ideas in a sentence
To reduce the importance of one clause
To help you read things more quickly
Read the following sentence:
After the class was over, students packed their things and went home.
Which is the subordinating clause?
After the class was over...
... students packed their things and went home.
Fill in the blank with the correct subordinating conjunction:
__________ we finish our homework first, we're not allowed to watch TV.
Unless
Since
Though
While
__________ we had fun, I doubt we will visit that place again.
Although
However
___________ we finished our chores early, Mom has a surprise for us!
Because
Even if
