English 6

COORDINATING
CONJUNCTIONS

fanboys
for or
and yet
nor so
but
Learning Objectives
Compose clear and coherent sentences using appropriate
grammatical structures with coordinating conjunctions

Determine proper coordinating conjunctions to complete

sentences.
Coordinating Conjunction
A Coordinating Conjunction is a word that
connects two or more words or group of words in
a sentence.
Coordinating conjunctions can
easily be remembered with the
acronym
 Coordinating Conjunctions

FANBOY S
for and nor but or yet so
 FOR
shows reason or purpose

Example:

The pupils focused on their project for they had to

beat the deadline.
 AND
expresses addition
Example:

The priest and the people are in the church.

 NOR
connects non contrasting negative
ideas
Example:

They did not see a movie nor watched a TV show.

 BUT
shows contrast
Example:

We did not win the grand prize but we won something more than
money couldn't buy.
 OR
expresses choice
Example:

Karen is in the kitchen or in the restroom.

 YET
shows a contrast or exception
Example:

The pupils were given ample time to work on their

project, yet they failed to finish it.
 SO
expresses choice
Example:

It's raining so I will used my umbrella.

Thank You!