Coordinating Conjunctions
Complete the sentence with the correct coordinating conjunction.
He was very tired, ___ he persevered through the day.
ANSWER: but or yet
These are the AAAWWUBBIS. The most common words used to make complex sentences.
ANSWER: What is [After, Although, As, When, While, Until, Because, Before, If, and Since]
TRUE or FALSE? Commas are used every time coordinating conjunctions are used.
ANSWER: FALSE - commas are only needed to separate two independent clauses
You need a comma when a subordinating conjunction starts here.
What is [when the subordinating conjunction is at the beginning of the sentence].
The following words are an example of:
Therefore, However, Also, Meanwhile, Otherwise
What are [THAMOS] or correlative adverbs?
This is the acronym to remember coordinating conjunctions and the words they stand for.
ANSWER: What are [FANBOYS]
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
The function of a subordinating conjunction. Be specific.
ANSWER: What is [links an independent and dependent clause together] ?
Place the comma in the correct part of the sentence.
She was a friendly girl yet she had anger management issues.
ANSWER: She was a friendly girl, yet she had anger management issues.
A comma splice happens when you do this. To fix it you do this.
What is [Two independent clauses incorrectly combined with only a comma]. Solution = add a conjunction.
The comma should be placed here.
Abdi likes to scare his teacher with creepy critters; however Eli would never do that.
What is after [however]
Complete the sentence with the correct coordinating conjunction.
He is studying late, ___ he wants to get a good grade.
ANSWER: What is [for]
Identify the subordinating conjunction in the sentence.
Zoe was preparing for the exam while Kayla was procrastinating at the mall.
ANSWER: What is [while]
Place the comma in the correct part of the sentence.
Brooklyn is very strong because she works out.
ANSWER: Brooklyn is very strong because she works out. No comma needed.
The CUPS check missed this. To fix it, do this.
The dog slept like a baby, there was noisy construction happening outside.
What is a [comma splice]
Fix it with a subordinating conjunction after baby [even though or although]
This sentence did not pass the CUPS check.
1 The due date passed consequently, he got a zero.
2 He procrastinated; as a result, he missed the due date.
3 Erin studied hard; therefore, she passed the test.
What is [number 1]
The due date passed consequently, he got a zero.
Missing a semi colon.
Identify the coordinating conjunction in the sentence.
Juan couldn't decide if he wanted homemade salad, or a hamburger for dinner.
ANSWER: What is [Or]?
Combine the clauses with a subordinating conjunction.
Cole will go to Japan
the school year is over.
ANSWER: [after]
Cole will go to Japan after the school year is over.
This sentence needs a comma.
1) When I went to the store I realized I forgot my wallet
2) He enjoys being outside even though he has allergies.
3) Susan wanted fruit but not blueberries.
What is 1) [When I went to the store, I realized I forgot my wallet]?
Complete the sentence with the correct correlative conjunction.
The airplane stopped not only in Tokyo, took a detour to Brazil.
ANSWER: The airplane stopped not only in Tokyo, but also took a detour to Singapore.
The CUPS check shows this punctuation mark is missing here.
Nia likes dance whereas, Aria likes art.
What is a [semicolon] after [dance]
Identify the coordinating conjunction in the sentence.
Ana opened the door, so the cat could go inside.
ANSWER: What is [so]
Identify the subordinating conjunction in the sentence.
If the team works hard, the prize will be given.
ANSWER: What is 'if'
Rearrange the sentence to include a comma.
Kate needed to go to the store unless she already had milk in the fridge.
ANSWER: Unless she already had milk in the fridge, Kate needed to go to the store.
Which sentence needs a comma?
1) She fainted because she saw a snake on the T.V..
2) The teacher neither wanted to see critters nor reptiles
3) The sneaky snake slithered away but the eagle eyed egret easily ingested it.
ANSWER: 3) The sneaky snake slithered away, but the eagle eyed egret easily ingested it.
These punctuation marks are typically used with conjunctive adverbs (THAMO) in a sentence.
What are [semi colons ;] and [commas ,]