You can eat your cake with a spoon or fork.
OR
The dog barks.
The dog runs.
The dogs barks and runs.
You should wear a jacket, ___ you don't catch a cold.
so
Our car won’t start, ___ we called a mechanic.
so
Would you rather read a book ___ watch a good TV show?
Or
My favorite holiday is Halloween, but my mom does not let me eat a lot of candy
but
I want to eat.
I want to sleep.
I want to eat and sleep.
We could have dinner before the game, __ we could grab food after.
or
Dillon's shirt ripped.
He changed into a new one.
Dillon's shirt ripped so he changed into a new one.
Would you rather go to bed early?
Would you rather stay up late?
Would you rather go to bed early or to stay up late?
I went to the store, but it was closed.
but
For school, I need my homework.
For school, I need my backpack.
For school I need my shoes
For school, I need my homework, backpack, and shoes
I have a test tomorrow, ___ I need to study tonight.
SO
The bear was tired.
It took a nap.
The bear was tired so he took a nap.

The car turned the corner.
None
The game was long.
The game was hard.
The game was long and hard.

You can eat ice cream with a ______ __ _____ .
You can eat cake with a spoon or fork
Cinco de Mayo: Piñata 
Kwanzaa celebrates African-American culture. The seven principles of Kwanzaa are: unity; self-determination; collective work and responsibility; co-operative economics; purpose; creativity; and earth.
And
Chinese New Year: Year of the Ox
The baby was crying, ___ she stopped what she was doing ___ picked him up
The baby was crying, so she stopped what she was doing and picked him up
He was hiding in the bathroom.
I could not make him do homework.
He was hiding in the bathroom so I could not make him do homework.
or