Using Coordinating Conjunctions Answers

Directions:

 Underline the coordinating conjunctions in the sentences below.

Example:

This hair dryer dries my hair quickly but weighs too much.

1. Most bats catch and consume their prey on the wing.

2. A barrow is a mound of earth or stone covering a grave.

3. The postal service is advertising more rapid but more expensive package-delivery services.

4. I never smoke nor drink.

5. An item labeled “German silver” or “nickel silver” contains copper, zinc, and nickel yet contains no silver.

6. 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.

7. Baba, the grandmother of the devil according to Slavonic mythology, had an enormous nose, elongated teeth, and untidy hair.

8. A rising cloud of white dust or a roaring sound is a sign of an approaching avalanche.

9. Some kinds of bamboo grow more than 120 feet high yet are no more than five inches in diameter.

10. Graduation will be held outdoors or indoors, depending on the weather.

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