Conjunctions (and, but)
Conjunctions (and, but)
Embedding Adjectives
Mystery
100

Ann likes to dance_____Bill likes to dance too. (and, but)

Ann likes to dance, and Bill likes to dance too. 

100

She bought a new dress, ______ he bought a new suit. (and, but)

She bought a new dress, and he bought a new suit. 

100

Henry played with the dog. The dog was brown.  

Henry played with the brown dog. 

100

Insert the adjective...

The movie came out on Halloween night. It was scary.  

The scary movie came out on Halloween night.

200

The TV is on, _______ we are not watching it.(and, but)

The TV is on, but we are not watching it. 

200

They asked for coffee, _______they didn’t get any. (and, but) 

They asked for coffee but didn't get any.

200

Lila ate a big bowl of ice cream. She had chocolate ice cream.  

Lila ate a big bowl of chocolate ice cream.

200

Insert the adjective.....

He wanted to build the table, but it had many parts. The parts were confusing.  

He wanted to build the table, but it had many confusing parts.

300

I ate chicken for lunch _____  had it for dinner too.  

I ate chicken for lunch and had it for dinner too. 

300

Jan got a letter from a friend, ______ so did her sister.  

Jan got a letter from her friend, and so did her sister. 

300

Kyle went to the store to buy yogurt. He bought strawberry.  

Kyle went to the store to buy strawberry yogurt.

300

Which conjunction is correct? 


I left my house on a cold winter day and forgot my jacket to keep me warm. 

I left my house on a cold winter day but forgot my jacket to keep me warm.

I left my house on a cold winter day but forgot my jacket to keep me warm.

400

It was cloudy and cold, ______ it didn’t snow.  

It was cloudy and cold, but it didn't snow. 

400

Tom likes music, ______ he can’t dance.  

Tom likes music, but he can't dance.

400

Nina did a dance across the stage. The dance was beautiful.  

Nina did a beautiful dance across the stage.  

400

Insert the Adjective...

I drank a glass of water out of my cup. It was my favorite to drink from.  

I drank a glass of water out of my favorite cup.

500

Lee can only speak Spanish_____ her sister can speak French, Spanish, and English. 

Lee can only speak Spanish_____ her sister can speak French, Spanish, and English.  

500

Dan wrote a check, _____ he didn’t sign it.  

Dan wrote a check but he didn't sign it. 

500

The farm has many cows. They are all spotted.  

The farm has many spotted cows.

500

Which conjunction is correct? 

The museum was very interesting, but I didn't like some of the art.

The museum was very interesting and I didn't like some of the art. 

The museum was very interesting, but I didn't like some of the art.

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