Mastering Coordinating Conjunctions for Better Writing

Learn all about coordinating conjunctions, including examples and how to identify them in a sentence. Remember the seven coordinating conjunctions with the acronym F.A.N.B.O.Y.S., and be cautious as they can also function as adverbs and prepositions. Enhance your writing skills by mastering the use of these essential elements of grammar.

• Coordinating Conjunctions
• Writing Skills
• Grammar Rules
• Language Learning

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1. Coordinating Conjunctions

2. Coordinating Conjunctions Join words, phrases, and clauses Examples Max and Mae were tempted by the sign that said Free Kandee. Hey, guys, I m going to run home really quickly and eat some brains. Wally the Walrus may have fallen of the iceberg and shattered his tail bone but he ll be fine.

3. The Coordinating Conjunctions There are 7 coordinating conjunctions You can remember them with F.A.N.B.O.Y.S. For And Nor But Or Yet So

4. Be Careful of BFYS But, for, yet, and so can be other parts of speech too Adverbs I m so excited! I haven t told anyone else yet. Prepositions I need you to do my homework for me. Why did you invite everyone to your birthday party but me?

5. So How Can You Tell? Look at what the word is doing Ask Yourself: Is it joining two clauses? Is it connecting groups of nouns? Is it one of the F.A.N.B.O.Y.S.? It s probably a coordinating conjunction!

6. More Examples of Coordinating Conjunctions Some people know that file sharing is illegal but do it anyway. Which word in the above sentence is acting as a coordinating conjunction? but

7. More Examples of Coordinating Conjunctions I haven t had my coffee yet so you ll have to excuse my tone. Which word in the above sentence is acting as a coordinating conjunction? SO yet is working like an adverb

8. More Examples of Coordinating Conjunctions Hero Boy fights for truth, beauty, and healthy cafeteria food. Which word in the above sentence is acting as a coordinating conjunction? and for is working as a preposition

9. Review Coordinating conjunctions join words, phrases, and clauses. F.A.N.B.O.Y.S. will help you remember the 7 coordinating conjunctions. B.F.Y.S. can also be adverbs and prepositions, so be careful!