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Coordinating Conjunctions Worksheet with Subordinating

Coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS) and subordinating conjunctions are defined, compared in a chart and practiced through circling, labeling, fill-in, matching, sentence-combining and write-your-own exercises.
Grades
Grades 2–4, Elementary
Pages
12
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Updated Oct 19, 2026

Subject
Grammar, Language Development, ELA
Topic
Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions, Grammar Activity
Resource types
Quizzes and Tests, Teacher Tools
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What's inside this resource

This resource provides activities for students to practice using coordinating and subordinating conjunctions in sentences. Coordinating conjunctions, such as for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, join words, phrases, or clauses of equal importance. Subordinating conjunctions, such as because, although, if, when, while, connect a dependent clause to an independent clause. Understanding the difference between these types of conjunctions helps students construct complete and clear sentences.

Students engage in exercises that require identifying conjunctions in sentences, choosing the correct conjunction to complete a sentence, combining two clauses using coordinating or subordinating conjunctions, and sorting conjunctions by type. There are also activities for students to write original sentences using conjunctions.

The activities are suitable for whole-class instruction, small-group work, independent practice, literacy centers, or homework. These exercises provide repeated practice with sentence structure, grammar, and conjunction usage, helping students develop stronger writing skills and the ability to form complex sentences accurately.

Included activities:

  • Identify coordinating and subordinating conjunctions in sentences

  • Complete sentences with the correct conjunction

  • Combine clauses using coordinating or subordinating conjunctions

  • Sort conjunctions by type

  • Write original sentences using conjunctions

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Distinguish coordinating from subordinating conjunctions in sentences
  • Combine two sentences with an appropriate conjunction
  • Write original sentences using given conjunctions

Skills covered

  • Classifying conjunctions — labeling each sentence C or S
  • Sentence combining — joining sentence pairs in the fix the sentence exercise
  • Clause matching — pairing sentence beginnings with logical endings

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Coordinating conjunctions
  • Subordinating conjunctions
  • FANBOYS
  • Sentence combining
  • Commas with conjunctions

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