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    This document discusses the FANBOYS coordinating conjunctions - for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so. It provides examples of how each conjunction is used to join two independent clauses. For expresses cause or reason. And joins two equal clauses. Nor joins negative clauses. But introduces a contrasting idea. Or provides an alternative. Yet is similar to but and expresses a strong contrast. So introduces a result. The document concludes with exercises asking the reader to combine sentences using these conjunctions.

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    This document discusses the FANBOYS coordinating conjunctions - for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so. It provides examples of how each conjunction is used to join two independent clauses. For expresses cause or reason. And joins two equal clauses. Nor joins negative clauses. But introduces a contrasting idea. Or provides an alternative. Yet is similar to but and expresses a strong contrast. So introduces a result. The document concludes with exercises asking the reader to combine sentences using these conjunctions.

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    This document discusses the FANBOYS coordinating conjunctions - for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so. It provides examples of how each conjunction is used to join two independent clauses. For expresses cause or reason. And joins two equal clauses. Nor joins negative clauses. But introduces a contrasting idea. Or provides an alternative. Yet is similar to but and expresses a strong contrast. So introduces a result. The document concludes with exercises asking the reader to combine sentences using these conjunctions.

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    FANBOYS

    F ─ for
    * for = because

    • I ate a lot, for I was hungry.


    • She turned on the AC, for it was hot.
    FANBOYS
    A ─ and

    • She was tired, and she had a headache.


    • She loved the novel. It was exciting, and
    her favourite author wrote it.
    FANBOYS
    N ─ nor

    • She doesn’t drink milk, nor does she eat


    butter.
    • I can’t play musical instrument, nor can I
    sing.
    • He didn’t study last night, nor did he
    read his book.
    • They were not wearing jackets, nor were
    they carrying umbrella.
    FANBOYS
    B ─ but

    • Tom studied hard last night, but he didn’t


    past the test.
    FANBOYS
    O ─ or

    • He can buy the book, or he borrow it


    from the library.
    FANBOYS
    Y ─ yet
    * yet = but

    • Jhon knows he should start his


    assignment, yet he’s still watching TV.
    FANBOYS
    Y ─ yet
    Note:
    Some sources explain that yet is used to
    express very strong contrast.

    • He has lung cancer, yet he smokes three


    packs of Marlboros a day.
    • He’d broken bith his legs, yet he refused
    to stop running the marathon.
    FANBOYS
    S ─ so

    • He made a lot of mistakes, so he had to


    do the assignment again.
    • It was cold outside, so she put on a
    sweater.
    Exercise 1
    Use the coordinating conjuctions to combine the
    senteces. (FANBOYS)
    Be sure to put comma before the coordinating
    conjuction.

    1. I wanted to travel around Asia last


    summer. My dad wouldn’t let me go alone.
    2. Jeff didn’t finish her paper on English. He
    didn’t finish his Math.
    3. Bella bought her dad a new watch. Her
    dad loved it very much.
    4. On the weekend, you can go to the
    beach in Bali. You can stay in resort in
    Bandung.
    Exercise 1
    5. She can’t visit her parents at this
    weekend. She has a conference on
    Saturday.
    6. Bob didn’t have money to fly to Jakarta.
    He took the train.
    7. Jane didn’t pass the exam. She refused
    to take remedial test.
    8. Marry doesn’t want to eat. She doesn’t
    want to take the medicine.
    Exercise 1
    9. She couldn’t go to the concert. She didn’t
    have enough money.
    10.Ann has a lot of homework. She stays in
    her room to finish it.
    Exercise 2
    References

    Connectors: Usage and Meaning GR6.30.


    J. Robinson & J. Penner/ (updated 2016)

    www.sjsu.edu/writingcenter

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