CONJUNCTIONS!

Definitions

100

CONJUNCTIONS

Words that join other words, phrases, or clauses?

200

COORDINATING

What are conjunctions that join things of equal value (FANBOYS)?

300

CORRELATIVE

What are conjunctions that come in pairs?

400

SUBORDINATING

What are conjunctions that begin complex sentences by joining a dependent clause to an independent one?

500

FOR, AND, NOR BUT, OR, YET, SO

What does each letter in FANBOYS stand for?

Correct Sentence

100

A. APPLES AND ORANGES ARE MY FAVORTE FRUITS.(AND)

Which of these following sentences contains a coordinating conjunction? a. apples and oranges are my favorite fruits. b. Neither mom nor dad like apples. c Although fruit is good for you, some people just don't like it.

200

C. ALTHOUGH FRUIT IS GOOD FOR YOU, SOME PEOPLE JUST DONT LIKE IT(ALTHOUGH).

Which of the following sentences contains a subordinating conjunction? A. Apples and oranges are my favorite fruit. B. Neither my mom nor my dad like fruit. C. Although fruit is good for you some people just don't like it.

300

B. NEITHER MY MOM NOR MY DAD LIKE FRUIT. (NEITHER...NOR)

Which sentence contains a correlative conjunction? A. Apples and oranges are my favorite fruits. B. Neither my mom nor my dad like fruit. C. Although all fruit is good for you, some people just don't like it.

400

LETS GO TO THE PARK, AND LETS GO TO THE GAME. (AND)

Which sentence contains a coordinating conjunction? A. While we studied, she slept. B. Both my sister and my mother have the same first name. C. Lets go to the game.

500

A. LIFE IS BETTER WHEN YOU HAVE FRIENDS. (WHEN)

Which of the following sentences contains a subordinate conjunction? a. Life is better when you have friends. B. we are going to dinner, so we wont be hungry during the show. C. both mom and dad are vegitarians.

Classify It

100

COORDINATING

Nor (alone in the sentence)

200

CORRELITIVE

Neither-nor

300

SUBORDINATING

Since

400

SUBORDINATING

while

500

CORRELATIVE

not only...but also

Sentence Types

100

SIMPLE

John went home yesterday. Simple, Compound, Or Complex?

200

SIMPLE(ONLY ONE SUBJECT, THOUGH THE SUBJECT IS COMPOUND-----THAT DOESNT MAKE THE ENTIRE SENTENCE COMPOUND)

John and Anne went home yesterday. Is this simple compound or complex?

300

COMPOUND (TWO INDEPENDENT CLAUSES---JOHN WENT HOME---ANNE WENT TO WORK OUT---JOINED BY THE CONJUNCTION---AND---)

John went home, and Anne went to work out. Is it simple compound or complex?

400

Complex ( although is a subordinating conjunction that begins a dependent clause- although she was tired- is attached to an independent one- Anne went to work out)

Although she was tired, Anne went to work out. Is it simple, compound, complex?

500

COMPOUND-COMPLEX ALTHOUGH--- SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION BEINGS A DEPENDEDNT CLAUSE(ALTHOUGH THE SNOW IS ONNTHE GROUND) AND---COORDINATING CONJUNCTION THAT JOINS TWO INDEPENDENT CLAUSES (WE WENT FOR A LONG DRIVE) (WE PLAYED OUTSIDE FOR A LONG TIME)

Although the snow is on the ground, we went for a long drive, and we played outside for a long time. Is it Simple, compound, or complex?