CONJUNCTIONS FANBOYS

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COORDINATING CONJUCTIONS

CONJUNCTIONS

• It’s a good idea to use the mnemonic “FANBOYS” to memorize coordinating conjunctions so you’ll never forget them.
• They are:
• F = for
• A = and
• N = nor
• B = but
• O = or
• Y = yet
• S = so

FOR

For Used to indicate the use of something: 1. This place is for exhibitions and shows. 2. I baked a cake for your birthday. 3. I put a note on the door for privacy. 4. She has been studying hard for the final exam. Used to mean because of: 1. I am so happy for you. 2. We feel deeply sorry for your loss. 3. For this reason, 4. I’ve decided to quit this job.

AND

1. And is used to join two or more grammatically similar expressions. Bread and butter Jack and Jill 2. When there are more than two items, we usually put and before the last. They drank, sang and danced. (NOT They drank and sang and danced.) 3. And is not usually used with adjectives placed before a noun. That was a nice, long story. (NOT That was a nice and long story.) She married a tall, dark, handsome fellow. They deal in cheap wooden garden furniture. .

NOR

Nor – Meaning and Usage :Nor is also coordinating conjunction that indicates alternatives. It is the opposite of or. This is because nor is always used in a negative sense. Look at the following sentences. 1. The museum will not be opened on Fridays nor public holidays. 2. Your opinion is not accepted by the critics, nor will it be.

BUT

But The conjunction but is used to suggest a contrast. 1. It was a sunny day, but the wind was cold. (Here the second clause suggests a contrast that is unexpected in the light of the first clause.) 2. The stick was thin but it was strong. 3. He was ill but he went to work. 4. She is poor but honest. But can be used with the meaning of ‘with the exception of’. Everybody but James turned up.

OR

Or The conjunction or is used to suggest that only one possibility can be realized. 1. You can have tea or coffee. You can work hard or you can faIL

YET

The words already and yet are common words in English that generally refer to an event that has or has not happened before another event in the past or presentShe hasn't finished her assignment yet. 1. The event has not been completed up to the present moment in time Finally, yet can also be used as a coordinating conjunction with the same meaning as but to connect two simple sentences into one. Place yet after a comma to introduce a dependent clause: 1. They'd like to go to that new restaurant, yet they can't get a reservation.  2. He'd already bought tickets to the play, yet he wasn't able to attend the performance.

SO

The different meanings of so The word So has five common uses in English. Very simply, we could express these by describing the five different functions in a few words 1. So expresses consequence, with the general meaning of therefore 2. So expresses purpose, with the meaning of in order that 3. So expresses addition, with the general meaning of and also 4. So expresses a degree; it is an intensifier with a meaning similar to very 5. So expresses agreement or confirmation, with a general meaning of "it is true" or "it is the case". Now, let's look more closely at each of these,.