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Coordinating Conjunctions

Quiz by Christine St. John

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  • Q1

    Sarah ran across the street to save a dog who wandered into traffic, _______ the dog made it to the other side without her.

    but

    without

    into

    or

    30s
  • Q2

    Joey wanted to check out some books at the library, _______ he forgot to bring his library card.

    but

    so

    while

    now

    30s
  • Q3

    Lemons _______ limes are sour.

    yet

    for

    and

    but

    30s
  • Q4

    George spent the weekend riding his bike  _______  watching movies.

    and

    for

    yet

    but

    30s
  • Q5

    Maci finished packing her suitcase, _______ we can finally load the car for the trip.

    yet

    nor

    so

    for

    30s
  • Q6

    Traxton and Charlie got in trouble for bringing the stray dog to school with them, _______ their teacher went easy on them.

    and

    but

    because

    until

    30s
  • Q7

    I'm going to keep practicing this song _______ I can sing it perfectly.

    nor

    so

    but

    yet

    30s
  • Q8

    My brother, Rick, likes to climb trees and to play with bugs.

    What is the coordination conjunction in the sentence above?

    trees

    Rick

    and

    climb

    30s
  • Q9

    Alex likes the taste of jalapenos, but he isn't a fan of the spiciness. 

    What is the coordinating conjunction in the sentence above?

    the

    but

    taste

    fan

    30s
  • Q10

    The fifth grade class had to decide whether to go on a picnic for lunch or to have a kickball game. 

    What is the coordinating conjunction in the sentence above? 

    have

    decide

    or

    class

    30s
  • Q11

    Coordinating conjunctions join words, phrases, or clauses. 

    maybe

    yes

    no

    30s
  • Q12

    The conjunction BUT shows

    a contradiction or opposite

    a choice

    adding something else

    forgetting to take the dog out before bed

    30s
  • Q13

    The coordination conjunction OR shows

    the opposite

    subtracting

    a choice

    adding 

    30s
  • Q14

    The dogs and cats ran around the neighborhood frightening the birds. 

    The conjunction AND combines two __________

    nouns

    pronouns

    adjectives

    verbs

    30s
  • Q15

    Mr. Wyrick ran fast, but he couldn't catch up with Logan. 

    The conjunction BUT connects two ________.

    verbs

    nouns

    pronouns

    clauses

    30s

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