Coordinating Conjunctions (FANBOYS) Review
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English
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9th Grade
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Hard
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Acronym for coordinating conjunctions:
Back
FANBOYS
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify the FANBOYS in: 'The students were cold and tired.'
Back
and
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify the FANBOYS in: 'She thinks soccer is fun, so she went to the game.'
Back
so
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify the FANBOYS in: 'I love to ski in the cold, but I also love to sit on the beach.'
Back
but
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify the FANBOYS in: 'She wanted to go to work, yet she still felt sick.'
Back
yet
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Determine if a comma is needed: She believed that having kids and having pets was the same thing.
Back
no comma
Answer explanation
This sentence does not need a comma because the FANBOYS, in this case, "and" is joining verbs. It is not joining two complete sentences.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Determine if a comma is needed: He could buy a brand new charger or borrow one from his sister.
Back
comma
Answer explanation
This sentence requires a comma BEFORE the FANBOYS- in this case "or". It is joining two complete sentences. I have underlined the complete sentences below.
He could buy a brand new charger, OR he could borrow a charger from his sister.
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