Choosing CONJUNCTIONS in Compound Sentences

We can go to Florida for vacation, (or / nor) we can visit California.

• or
• nor

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

My sister asked me to go with her, (for / but) I did not want to.

• for
• but

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

I brought a stool into the kitchen, (or / for) I could not reach the cabinet.

• or
• for

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

The ostrich has feathers and wings, (yet / nor) this bird cannot fly.

• yet
• nor

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Haley is good at math, (but / for) she is better at science.

• but
• or

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

My mom got home very late from work, (or / so) we knew she was tired.

• or
• so

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Our best friends did not see the solar eclipse, (nor / or) did they see the comet.

• nor
• or

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Firefighters put their lives at risk, (for / yet) they enter burning buildings often.

• for
• yet

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

The dog hid his bone, (but / nor) a squirrel tried to dig it back up.

• and 
• or

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Summer is almost over, (and / but) school will begin soon.

• and
• but

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E