5 Questions
Which coordinating conjunction is represented by the letter 'F' in the acronym FANBOYS?
For
Which coordinating conjunction is represented by the letter 'Y' in the acronym FANBOYS?
Yet
What punctuation mark is not required when the coordinating conjunction connects two words or phrases?
Comma
When should a comma be inserted when the coordinating conjunction connects independent clauses?
After the first clause
What is an independent clause?
A sentence
Study Notes
Coordinating Conjunctions and Punctuation
- The letter 'F' in the acronym FANBOYS represents the coordinating conjunction 'For'.
- The letter 'Y' in the acronym FANBOYS represents the coordinating conjunction 'Yet'.
- When a coordinating conjunction connects two words or phrases, a comma is not required.
- A comma should be inserted when a coordinating conjunction connects two independent clauses.
- An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate.
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