Coordinating Conjunctions
True or False: Coordination Conjunctions can be remembered by "A White Bus".
False. Coordinating Conjunctions are remembered by "FANBOYS".
True/False:
"While" is a subordinating conjunction.
true.
True/False:
Memoirs are true.
True.
Is our main character a boy or a girl?
Girl. Her name is Esperanza.
If a comma is necessary, will the comma go before or after the coordinating conjunction?
before
What is the way to remember the subordinating conjunctions?
Hint: It is not FANBOYS; it is...
A White Bus
True/False:
A short story is nonfiction.
False.
What race is our main character?
Mexican
You only need a comma if:
A. There is a FANBOYS word
B. The FANBOYS word is at the beginning of the sentence.
C. There are two independent clauses, one on each side of the FANBOYS word.
D. There is an independent AND dependent clause in the sentence.
C. You need a comma if there are two independent clauses, one on each side of the coordinating conjunction.
A sentence will need a comma if:
A. The subordinating conjunction is in the beginning of the sentence.
B. The subordinating conjunction is in the middle of the sentence.
C. There are two independent clauses.
D. A sentence with a subordinating conjunction always needs a comma.
A.
Here is an example:
After dinner, go to bed.
Which of the following does not tell a narrative that moves through the story in order? In other words, which genre bounces around in time?
A. short story
B. novel
C. personal narrative
D. memoir
D. memoir
Which character is Esperanza's little sister?
A. Rachel
B. Lucy
C. Alicia
D. Nenny
D. Nenny
An independent clause can stand on its' own. To stand alone, the clause needs two things. What are those two things?
1. a subject
2. a predicate
Does this sentence need a comma?
Your grade will drop if you are missing assignments.
No.
The subordinating conjunction is "if", and it is in the middle of the sentence.
Long peices of literature get _____, and short pieces get ______.
italicized, quotations
How would you describe Esperanza's neighborhood?
A. wealthy, mostly white people
B. wealthy, mostly people of color
C. poor, mostly white people
D. poor, mostly people of color
D. Poor and mostly people of color
Does this sentence need a comma? If so, where should it go?
I was so overwhelmed and needed a hug.
There is no comma.
If you are absent you may fall beind in work.
Yes.
If you are absent, you may fall beind in work.
What is the difference between a short story and a personal narrative?
A personal narrative is nonfiction, and a short story is fiction.
What kind of school does Esperanza attend?
A private school; catholic school where nuns are teachers and administrators.