Using Coordinating Conjunctions
Directions:
Underline the
coordinating conjunctions in the sentences below.
Example:
This hair dryer dries my hair quickly but weighs too
much.
- Most
bats catch and consume their prey on the wing.
- A
barrow is a mound of earth or stone covering a grave.
- The
postal service is advertising more rapid but more expensive package-delivery
services.
- I
never smoke nor drink.
- An
item labeled “German silver” or “nickel silver” contains copper,
zinc, and nickel yet contains no silver.
- A
television set with a three-inch screen is truly portable but is unlikely to
have picture quality equal to that of a television set with a larger screen.
- Baba,
the grandmother of the devil according to Slavonic mythology, had an
enormous nose, elongated teeth, and untidy hair.
- A
rising cloud of white dust or a roaring sound is a sign of an approaching
avalanche.
- Some
kinds of bamboo grow more than 120 feet high yet are no more than five
inches in diameter.
- Graduation
will be held outdoors or indoors, depending on the weather.
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