CONJUCTION

1. COORDINATING
CONJUNCTIONS
fanboys

2. Learning Objectives
Compose clear and coherent sentences using
appropriate grammatical structures with
coordinating conjunctions
Determine proper coordinating conjunctions to
complete sentences.

3. Coordinating Conjunction
A Coordinating Conjunction is a word that
connects two or more words or group of words
in a sentence.

4. Coordinating conjunctions
can easily be remembered
with the acronym
FANBOYS

5. F A N B O Y S
for and nor but or yet so
Coordinating Conjunctions

6. shows reason or purpose
Example:
FOR
The pupils focused on their project for they
had to beat the deadline.

7. expresses addition
Example:
AND
The priest and the people are in the church.

8. Example:
NOR
They did not see a movie nor watched a TV show.
connects none contrasting
negative ideas

9. shows contrast
Example:
BUT
We did not win the grand prize but we won something
more than money couldn't buy.

10. expresses choice
Example:
Karen is in the kitchen or in the restroom.
OR

11. Example:
YET
shows a contrast or exception
The pupils were given ample time to work on
their project, yet they failed to finish it.

12. expresses choice
Example:
Martha enjoys going to the beach , so she is
moving to Pismo Beach.
SO

13. Thank You!