TEACHER’S COPY/ANSWER KEY TEACHER’S COPY/ANSWER KEYParts of Speech Unit 7, Conjunctions, Lesson 2 Worksheet: The Coordinating Conjunction, Part 1

Today we will work with coordinating conjunctions, which you will find in the far left-hand column of your learning support, but for the record are for, and, nor, but, or, yet and so.

I. Class Work/Structured Practice: Modified Cloze Exercises

A. Mr. Feltskog is bald, but he is not stupid.

B. ** and *** went to the Village Vanguard to catch Cedar Walton’s trio.

C. ** didn’t want to deal with the zombies, nor did ****.

D. *** will take coffee or tea, whichever is easiest to make.

E. **** didn’t try out for the part of the movie monster, for *** takes ****self seriously as an actor.

F. It was ****’s turn to cook, so *** made chicken with macaroni and cheese.

G. **** and **** agreed to order Chinese food for dinner, yet they couldn’t agree on which restaurant had the best food.

H. **** always tries to be on time to class, but *** is usually late.

I. The zombies and the mummies joined forces, yet they could not agree on a plan to destroy humanity.

J. **** didn’t attend the ballet, nor did *** care to.

K. **** is a gifted rapper, but not a particularly talented producer.

L. **** headed home, for *** was getting hungry.

M. Adults want students to attend school, yet they seem to go out of their way to make school unpleasant.

N. ***** drove fast, but safely.

O. **** didn’t feel like going to school, nor did ******.

P. The hippie ordered an extra helping of granola, for he was very hungry.

Q. Stewie and Brian are best of friends, yet that didn’t stop Stewie from giving Brian a nasty beatdown on one occasion.

R. School can be boring, but it doesn’t have to be.

S. **** and *** would like doughnuts or muffins for breakfast.

T. **** doesn’t care for blue cheese, nor does *****.

U. **** didn’t want a fast food breakfast, so *** walked right past McDonalds.

V. ****** didn’t go to the party, for **** was too tired.

W. ***** didn’t feel like going straight home after the concert, so *** and ***** met for coffee.

X. The 5 train never came, so *** and *** caught the 4.

Y. Kanye West is talented, but also arrogant about it.

Z. After lunch, ***** and **** went to their seventh period class.