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COORDINATING CONJUNCTION

A coordinating conjunction can join two main clauses that a writer wants to emphasize equally. The pattern for coordination looks like this:

Main Clause, + Coordinating Conjunction + Main Clause.

FANBOYS

|CONNECTORS |JOINED CLAUSES |

|When joining one independent clause to another, select a coordinating conjunction|Place a comma before the coordinating conjunction to separate the independent |

|that logically expresses the relationship between the two clauses. |clause from the dependent clause. |

|CONNECTOR |CLAUSE 1 |CLAUSE 2 |COMPLEX SENTENCE |

|FOR    reason |He couldn't go home. |He had no place to go. |*He couldn't go home, for he had no place to go.  |

|AND    addition|I took a taxi. |She drove home. |I took a taxi, and she drove home. |

|NOR    and not |He didn't want help. |He didn't ask for it |He didn't want help, nor did he ask for it. |

|BUT    contrast|I wanted to go late. |She wanted to go on time. |I wanted to go late, but she wanted to go on time. |

|OR    options |She cooked dinner. |He took her out to a restaurant.|She cooked dinner, or he took her out to a restaurant. |

|YET    outcome |She owned a car. |She didn't know how to drive it.|She owned a car, yet she didn't know how to drive it. |

|SO    result |She had to go. |She called a friend to drive |She had to go, so she called a friend to drive her. |

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A. NOW LET'S PRACTICE:

Instructions: Combine the following sentences with a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). Remember to insert a comma before each coordinating conjunction. Write your answers on a separate piece of paper.

1)  She went to work. She did not want to go.

2)  The scientists trained him well.  They helped him find a job when his training was through.

3)  Polar bears are fierce, territorial animals.  Grizzly bears are the same.

4)  Mark told me not to come with him.  He looked longingly at me as I left.

5)  I will not give in to you.  I will not let you push me around.

6)  He loves to drive during the day.  They will let him drive before 9pm.

7)  My cat was hungry.  It had not eaten since breakfast.

8)  They couldn’t think of anything better to do.  They decided to baby-sit for the family.

9)  A book can be a lot of fun to read.  A book can be boring.

10)  That movie looks great!  I would love to come see it with you.

B. MORE PRACTICE:

Instructions: Find the independent clauses that seem to make sense when put together. Then combine the independent clauses using a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). Remember to insert a comma before each coordinating conjunction. Write your answers on a separate piece of paper.

1) Kris likes Lebron James. 

2)  The Steelers played against the Ravens.

3)  Tommie didn’t eat breakfast.

4)  Joselyn and Ashley took home their spelling list.

5)  He went to the cafeteria for breakfast.

6)  Wasana likes to play tetherball.

7)  Shaniya wanted to stay inside during recess to finish her work.

8)  Marabella took a math test in Mrs. Scheeler's class.

9)  Nakiya likes Kobe Bryant.

10) The Steelers lost to the Ravens.

11) Jasmine pulled three cards in class.

12) He couldn't go on the field trip.

13) Ms. Gaviola was sick.

14) Arishma wanted to go outside at recess to play.

15) A substitute teacher taught her class.

16) He forgot his field trip permission slip form.

17) Dayond likes to play basketball.

18) She went to Mrs. Harbison's class for a timeout.

19) They did not complete last night's spelling homework.

20) She earned an A on her math test.

Conjunctions vs. Coordinating Conjunctions

|CONJUNCTIONS |COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS |

|Use a conjunction to join an independent clause to a phrase. Join two similar |Use a coordinating conjunction to join two independent clauses that are closely |

|sentence elements: two nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, verbal phrases, noun |related (share a common idea.)  An independent clause requires at minimum a |

|phrases, etc. |subject and a verb. |

|INDEPENDENT CLAUSE |CONJ. |PHRASE  |INDEPENDENT CLAUSE |COORD. CONJ. |INDEPENDENT CLAUSE |

|She danced |and   |waved a fan.  |She danced |, and   |he played a flute. |

|She played the piano |but   |preferred dancing.  |She played the piano |, but   |we preferred dancing. |

|Did she play the piano |or   |the guitar?  |She played the piano |, or    |John played the guitar. |

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