Conjunctions
The conjunctions that make up the acronym FANBOYS are known as these types of conjunctions.
What are coordinating conjunctions?
What is a subordinating conjunction?
I _______, but now I'm doing something else. (to read)
The cat caught three mouse.
What is "mouse?"
He ____ sing. (ability)
What is "can?"
This coordinating conjunction is used when a person has a choice between two or more options.
What is "or?"
Subordinate clauses are also known as this type of clause, because they require an independent clause.
What is a dependent clause?
What is "It's going to rain?"
Does he walks to school?
What is "walks?"
He ____ to sing. (desire)
What is "wants?"
This subordinating conjunction is used to introduce a reason.
What is "because?"
Choose the subordinate clause:
"Sally went to the cafeteria, because she was hungry."
What is "because she was hungry?"
They ____ the same thing every day. (to eat)
What is "They eat the same thing every day?"
This sentence has exactly one mistake
What is "a missing period?"
He ____ sing, but he has a cold. (Having a cold is preventing him from singing, so singing is out of the question)
What is "would?"
The sentence "He read a book while he was waiting for the dentist" has this many conjunctions.
What is one?
Choose the subordinate clause:
"Since Frank was ill, he didn't go to school."
What is "since Frank was ill?"
By 2030, I _________ in school for over 10 years. (to be)
What is "I will have been in school for over 10 years?"
How many times must I tell you.
What is a quotation mark instead of a period?
He ___ could sing if he took singing lessons. (conditional ability)
What is "could?"
This conjunction, often paired with "neither," is used when showing that more than one option is not possible.
Subordinate clauses are set off from the rest of the sentence with a comma in this variant of English.
What is American English?
The parcel __________ before they called to cancel it. (to deliver)
What is "The parcel had been delivered before they called to cancel it?"
These are simple mistakes that everyone makes.
What is an extra space between "are" and "simple?"
They _____ skiing down the slopes.
What is "are?"