COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS - WORKSHEET 1

Practice: Edit these choppy sentences by combing them with a coordinating conjunction:
 for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

1. Vegetables are good for you. Vegetables taste good. Vegetables are easy to prepare.
2. I like movies. I go to movies every weekend. I like action movies best.
3. Elephants are big. They live in Africa and Asia. They eat a lot of food.
4. I hate housework. Housework is boring. It takes too much time. I especially dislike mopping
the floor and ironing.
5. Jennifer was good at science. Her sister had trouble with writing.
6. If you’re certain about your decision, please do it now. You may lose your chance.
7. The zoo’s only elephant was starving. It had not eaten since last week.
8. I really disliked that teacher. I still wanted to take his class.
9. I will not see you today. I will not see you tomorrow.
10. Phil is a thrill seeker. He enjoys skydiving and bungee jumping. He goes every chance he
gets.

Rob Whyte@2015 1 eslwriting.org

POSSIBLE ANSWERS

1. Vegetables are good for you. Vegetables taste good. Vegetables are easy to prepare.
 Vegetables are good for you, taste great and are easy to prepare.
 Vegetables are good for you. They taste good and are easy to prepare.

2. I like movies. I go to movies every weekend. I like action movies best.

 I like movies, especially action films, so I go to the cinema every weekend.

3. Elephants are big. They live in Africa and Asia. They eat a lot of food.
 Elephants live in Africa and Asia. They are big so they eat a lot of food.

4. I hate housework. Housework is boring. It takes too much time. I especially dislike mopping
the floor and ironing.
 I hate housework, especially mopping the floor and ironing. It’s boring and takes too
much time.

5. Jennifer was good at science. Her sister had trouble with writing.
 Jennifer was good at science but her sister had trouble with writing.

6. If you’re certain about your decision, please do it now. You may lose your chance.
 If you’re certain about your decision, please do it now or you may lose your chance.

7. The zoo’s only elephant was starving. It had not eaten since last week.
 The zoo’s only elephant was starving for it had not eaten since last week.

8. I really disliked that teacher. I still wanted to take his class.

 I really disliked that teacher yet I still wanted to take his class.

9. I will not see you today. I will not see you tomorrow.
 I will not see you today, nor will I see you tomorrow.
 I will not see you today or tomorrow.

10. Phil is a thrill seeker. He enjoys skydiving and bungee jumping. He goes every chance he
gets.
 Phil is a thrill seeker and goes skydiving and bungee jumping every chance he gets.

Rob Whyte@2015 2 eslwriting.org