Identify coordinating conjunctions

Key Notes:

🌟 Identify Coordinating Conjunctions ✍️

🔹 What are Coordinating Conjunctions?

👉 Coordinating conjunctions are words that connect two words, phrases, or sentences that are equally important.

🧩 The FANBOYS Rule 🎉

Remember the 7 coordinating conjunctions with the word FANBOYS:

• F = for (reason) 💡
• A = and (addition) ➕
• N = nor (negative choice) 🚫
• B = but (contrast) ⚡
• O = or (choice) 🔄
• Y = yet (unexpected contrast) 🤔
• S = so (result) 🎯

✨ Examples:

• I want pizza 🍕 and pasta 🍝.
• She is tired 😴 but happy 😊.
• You can read 📖 or write ✍️.
• He was late ⏰, so he missed the bus 🚌.

🎯 How to Identify Them?

• ✔️ Look for words that join equal parts of a sentence.
• ✔️ Check if the word is from FANBOYS.
• ✔️ See if it connects two main ideas.

🌈 Quick Tip:

👉 If the word connects similar ideas, it’s likely a coordinating conjunction.

💡 Remember: FANBOYS = Your best friends in joining words and sentences! 🚀

let’s practice!