Question

EXERCISE

23 Identifying and Classifying Conjunctions
In the following sentences, underline the coordinating conjunctions once and the correlative
conjunctions twice. Some sentences contain more than one conjunction.
EX. 1. I like most fruits, but I don't like either currants or blueberries.
1. Most fruits and vegetables are good sources of nutrients.
2.
Milk is high in calcium, but it also can be high in fat.
3.
Both cereals and pasta are rich in B vitamins yet low in fat.
Vitamin C is found not only in oranges, but also in strawberries, green peppers, and
tomatoes.
5. I don't know whether to cook this in oil or bake it in the oven.
6. Sara wants neither lettuce nor sprouts on her sandwich.
7. Baked, steamed, or boiled potatoes are low in calories, so don't add butter or sour
cream.
4.
8.
To make the sauce, use either a blender or an electric mixer.
9. Joel is concerned about additives, so he has started reading food labels.
10. May I have both juice and water with my meal?

Answer 1

The most common coordinating conjunctions are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so; you can remember them by using the mnemonic device FANBOYS. I'd like pizza or a salad for lunch. We needed a place to concentrate, so we packed up our things and went to the library. Jesse didn't have much money, but she got by.