- Coordinating Conjunctions are the most common conjunctions
- They are also called " coordinators "
- This is because they coordinate between 2 or more words or phrases.
Coordinating Conjunctions are of 7 Types
- For
- And
- Nor
- But
- Or
- Yet
- So
These are also called FANBOYS
Examples of FANBOYS
for
He speaks Hindi, for he is from India
('for' means because here)
and
He speaks Hindi and English
('and' combines 2 non contrasting items)
nor
He doesn't know English, nor does he want to to learn it
('Nor' combines 2 negative ideas)
but
He is staying in India but he wants to learn French
(' but ' presents Contrast or Exception)
or
He wants to learn German or French
('Or' is used when we have to choose one of the two)
Yet
He is not much educated, yet he knows good English
('Yet' is done when something done even while facing number of challenges)
So
He wants to move to France, so he is learning French
('It' presents a consequence, something happened because of this reason)
Questions
Put Correct Coordinating Conjunctions
I like him .... I cant marry him
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I like him but I cant marry him
I like him ..... will marry him
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I like him and will marry him
He is tall, dark ..... handsome
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He is tall, dark and handsome
She is beautiful ..... well mannered
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She is beautiful and well mannered
She is rich .... ugly
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She is rich but ugly
He talks to her rudely, ....... she cares for her
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He talks to her rudely, yet she cares for her
It was Madhu's birthday,...... she threw a party
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It was Madhu's birthday, so she threw a party
She does not talk to me,..... do I speak to her
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She does not talk to me, nor do I speak to her
She goes to gym daily, ...... she wants to loose wait
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She goes to gym daily, for she wants to loose wait
I will like to have chicken ...... mutton burger
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I will like to have chicken or mutton burger
Which dress do you like to have?...red ...... green
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Which dress do you like to have?...red or green
She came late for class,...... she got scolded by teacher
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She came late for class, so she got scolded by teacher