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Coordinating Conjunctions

Coordinating conjunctions join independent clauses.

FANBOYS is a memory tool for the coordinating conjunctions in English.

For    reason      I went to bed early yesterday, for I was tired;

And   addition    My sister and I went shopping last week;

Nor   and not     I will neither drink nor dance;

But   contrast    This room is old but comfortable;

Or    options      Do you play the piano or the violin?

Yet   outcome    He likes to play tennis, yet his favourite sport is football;

So    result        I was very tired, so I went to bed early yesterday.

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1. This old woman spoke neither Polish butnororI don't know Russian.

2. She tried to learn Chinese soorbutI don't know it was too difficult.

3. Last night I was very tired soforyetI don't know I went to sleep.

4. We have tickets for the cinema yetsoandI don't know the opera.

5. Would you like orange juice orbutforI don't know cola?

6. This is Mary. She is very rich forbutorI don't know she isn't happy.

7. She is good at maths, orsoyetI don't know her favourite subject is history.

8. He easily passed the exams, norforandI don't know he studied quite thoroughly.

9. I'm Polish fornorbutI don't know my mother is Russian.

10. Chris needed some money fororsoI don't know he borrowed some from his parents.