FITB #2
We have a test in math ____ science.
We have a test in math and science.
Johnny says he doesn't like ice cream. He doesn't like bananas either.
Johnny says he doesn't like ice cream nor bananas either.
What word (acronym) do we use to remember the 7 coordinating conjunctions?
FANBOYS
Either Kyle ______Luther will go up to speak.
Either Kyle or Luther will go up to speak.
He is waiting for the bus. He is going to school
He is waiting for the bus so he can go to school
Which two conjunctions have the same meaning in the sentence?
but & yet
I liked reading that book ____ it was interesting.
I liked reading that book for it was interesting.
"because" is ok too
He studied a long time for the test. He got a bad grade on the test.
He studied for the test, but he got a bad grade.
What word is often used in a sentence with "nor"?
neither
BONUS 100: use neither and nor in a sentence together
Eddie drove the car fast_____carefully.
Eddie drove the car fast but carefully.
"yet" is ok too
The phone was expensive. He bought it anyways.
The phone was expensive, but he bought it anyways.
When using "so," does the result go in the first or second half of the sentence?
second half
BONUS 100: give an example sentence
My stomach started hurting, ____ I went home.
My stomach started hurting, so I went home.
You better not swim. There are sharks in the water
You better not swim for/because there are sharks in the water
What punctuation mark always comes before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence?
comma ( , )