The bowl of squid

eyeball stew is hot. The

bowl of squid eyeball is
delicious.
The bowl of squid eyeball stew
is hot and delicious.

Joey lost a fortune in the

stock market. He still seems
able to live quite
comfortably.

Joey lost a fortune in the stock

market but he still seems able to
live quite comfortably.

You can study hard for

this exam. You can
fail.

You can study hard for

this exam or you can fail.

AND
BUT
OR

COORDINATING
CONJUNCTION

F
A
N
B
O
Y
S

FOR
Its function is to introduce the reason
for the preceding clause;
John thought he had a good chance to
get the job,forhis father was on the
company's board of trustees.
Most of the visitors were happy just
sitting around in the shade,forit had
been a long, dusty journey on the train.

AND
To suggest that one idea is chronologically
sequential to another and to suggest that
one idea is the result of another.

Tashonda sent in her

applicationsandwaited by the
phone for a response.
Willie heard the weather
reportandpromptly boarded up his
house

NOR
Its most common use is as the little
brother in the correlative pair,neithernor. It can also be used with other
negative expressions

He is neither sanenorbrilliant.
That is not what I meant to
say,norshould you interpret my
statement as an admission of guilt.

BUT
To suggest a contrast that is unexpected
in light of the first clause.

Joey lost a fortune in the stock

market,buthe still seems able to
live quite comfortably

OR
To suggest that only one possibility can
be realized, excluding one or the other.
To suggest the inclusive combination of
alternatives

You can study hard for this

examoryou can fail.
We can broil chicken on the grill
tonight,orwe can just eat leftovers.

YET
It also functions as a coordinating
conjunction meaning something
like "nevertheless" or "but."
John plays basketball well,yethis
favorite sport is badminton.
The visitors complained loudly
about the heat,yetthey continued
to play golf every day.

SO
Sometimes, at the beginning of a
sentence,sowill act as a kind of
summing up device or transition, and
when it does, it is often set off from
the rest of the sentence with a
comma:

So, the sheriff peremptorily

removed the child from the custody
of his parents.

SO
Sometimes it can connect two
independent clauses along with a
comma, but sometimes it can't.

Soto is not the only Olympic

athlete in his family, so are his
brother, sister, and his Uncle
Chet.

UNDERSTANDING

Combine the sentences using a comma and a

coordinating conjunction.

1. I dont want to argue with you. I

dont want to give in.
2. She had a lot of friends. She was a
friendly girl.
3. I had a cute puppy. I lost him.
4. He studied for the test. He got a
good grade.
5. Jim can boil eggs. Sally can make
toast.

6. We can go to Disneyland. We can go

to Sea World.
7. Dan moved to Michigan. He moved
home again.
8. They didnt want to be late. They
hurried.
9. Jill runs a mile every day. She swims
on Fridays.
10.You can choose vanilla ice cream.
You can choose chocolate.

PRODUCT
Write an essay
describing on how
you spend your
summer vacation.
Make sure to use
coordinating
conjunction.