Combining Sentences with FANBOYS

Identify the coordinating conjunction ("FANBOYS") in the sentence.

Simone Biles needs to set a timer, or her pie will burn in the oven again.

• therefore

• or

• meanwhile

• but

Identify the coordinating conjunction ("FANBOYS") in the sentence.

After the barbecue, I stayed to clean the tables, but Gabby Douglas rushed home to her pet iguana.

• therefore

• or

• meanwhile

• but

FANBOYS

FANBOYS

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Which of the following sentences is correct?

• The meeting was straight to the point, John was uneasy about it, he was unable to understand why he was there.

• The meeting was straight to the point, but John was uneasy about it, and he was unable to understand why he was there.

• The meeting was straight to the point, but John was uneasy about it; he was unable to understand why he was there.

• None of the above

Fill in the blank with the best FANBOYS:

I want to sleep in, ______ I have to go to school.

• or

• but

• nor

• and

We could eat a salad for lunch, or we could eat a hamburger and fries.

• simple sentence

• complex sentence

• compound sentence