1. Coordinating Conjunctions
For
And
Nor
But Or
Yet So
Coordinating conjunctions join two complete sentences
Before…
The war lasted several years. Not many people supported it.
She studied very hard. She failed her exam.
After…
The war lasted for several years, but not many people supported it.
She studied very hard, yet she failed her exam.
Both sentences must be complete for the conjunction to require a comma.
The politician campaigned enthusiastically but never gathered much money.

2. September 8: Coordinating Conjunctions Write down which conjunction would be appropriate to join each set of sentences
I don’t want to argue with you. I don’t want to give in.
She had a lot of friends. She was a friendly girl.
I had a cute puppy. I lost him.
He studied for the test. He got a good grade.
Jim can boil eggs. Sally can make toast.
We can go to Disneyland. We can go to Sea World.
Dan moved to Michigan. He moved home again.
They didn’t want to be late. They hurried.
Jill runs a mile every day. She swims on Fridays.
You can choose vanilla ice cream. You can choose chocolate.

3. September 8-9: Coordinating Conjunctions Write out each sentence in your notes. Mark each sentence as C or I. Correct the incorrect sentences.
Lucy hit her brother on the arm but he said it didn’t hurt.
John took Vitamin C, and a multivitamin every day.
We wanted to run from the bear, yet something held us there.
We didn’t know what to do so we sat on a bench to wait.
The cave made me uncomfortable, for it was cold and damp.
I had pancakes for breakfast and drank milk with them.
My mom bought a new car but didn’t drive it home.
The nuclear explosion caused sewage systems to overflow, and disease to spread.
The banana was starting to brown yet it was still very tasty.
Jerry was told he could either go to the mall or the basketball game.