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Coordinating Conjunctions

English Language: KS3, topic 3.2.1

Coordinating Conjunctions

Conjunctions are words that connect two sentences or two different parts of sentences together. We use coordinating conjunctions in compound sentences. You can use FANBOYS to remember your co-ordinating conjunctions...

For

__F__or

And

__A__nd

Nor

__N__or

But

__B__ut

Or

__O__r

Yet

__Y__et

So

__S__o

Sentences Using FANBOYS

Let's look at some example sentences using the coordinating conjunctions in 'FANBOYS'...

For

__F__or

  • I ate a sandwich, for I was hungry.
And

__A__nd

  • I like horses and I like dogs.
Nor

__N__or

  • He did not wash up, nor did he flush the toilet!
But

__B__ut

  • I like James but he is mean to me.
Or

__O__r

  • You should go to the dentists or you should go to the doctors today.
Yet

__Y__et

  • The weather was dark and stormy yet we had fun.
So

__S__o

  • I love cooking so I am training to be a chef.

Test yourself on Coordinating Conjunctions

  • What do we call the words we use to connect different parts of sentences together?

  • What are conjunctions?

  • What does FANBOYS stand for?

  • Using FANBOYS

  • Which of these sentences use coordinating conjunctions?

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