Crdinatrs As a cllege student, yu are expected t write cmplex sentences that are lgically related. We use special jining wrds crdinating and subrdinating cnjunctins t jin sentences and shw the lgical relatinship between them. There are seven crdinatrs that are mst easily remembered by the acrnym FANBOYS. Nte the lgical relatinships crdinatrs express: Crdinat Sample Sentence Lgical Relatinship r F Fr Mary enjys math, fr it is challenging. RESULT/CAUSE A And Sue has wn several trphies, and she has wrked hard fr them. N Nr She desn t wrk, nr des she g t schl. ADDITION ADDITION OF NEGATIVES B But Jack was pretty gd at gymnastics, but CONTRAST he preferred swimming. O Or Jim needs a vacatin, r he ll g crazy. ALTERNATIVE Y Yet He desn t earn much, yet he spends like a millinaire. S S The cach praised the team excessively, s the players stpped believing him. CONTRAST CAUSE/RESULT Crdinatrs are imprtant because: They allw writers t jin their sentences t eliminate chppiness in their writing. Unlike ther jining wrds, they can shw lgical relatinships between tw separate sentences: Example: Jane practiced ping-png every day. S she eventually excelled at it. Mst imprtantly, crdinatrs help express lgical relatinships within ne sentence: Example: Gerald spends all his time with his dg s he wn an award fr mst dedicated pet wner. Example: Everyne knew hw much she lved her cat, fr she wre a t- shirt with a picture f him n it each day. 32
FANBOYS (Crdinating Cnjunctins) Wrksheet Directins: Watch the vide psted n the class Facebk page t get an verall idea f what FANBOYS are. Then, use the vide t answer the fllwing questins. Yu can write yur answers right n this sheet r answer them n a separate sheet f paper. 1. What are cnjunctins? What d they d? What is an easy way t remember what they d? 2. What are their 3 verall functins? a. b. c. 3. Name all 7 FANBOYS: F A N B O Y S 4. What is the functin/relatinship f each f the FANBOYS (crdinating cnjunctins? 33
5. Write a sentence in which yu are jining 2 cmplete sentences tgether using each f the FANBOYS nce: a. b. c. d. e. f. g. 34
Crdinatin Directins: Read the tw passages belw and respnd t the fllwing questins. Be prepared t discuss yur respnses. Paragraph #1: Dgs are better than cats and peple shuld wn dgs rather than cats. Dgs are mre friendly and pen, and cats keep t themselves, nt wanting t be bthered. Dgs are very prtective f children, and they keep intruders away frm their wners huses with their lud barks, and cats are nly prtective f their wn spaces, hissing at intruders, and they will leave thse spaces if they feel threatened. Dgs like t play and they get restless, and cats like t sleep all day withut a thught f exercise, and they tend t stay in ne spt. Dgs lve t be petted and rubbed all f the time, and they itch a lt. And cats get annyed if their wners tuch them t much and they get annyed if yu dn t tuch them enugh. Dgs are man s best friend, and they are very reliable and trustwrthy and they dn t like t leave their wners fr t lng, and cats are nt willing t be friends with their wners and they will leave their wners fr lng stretches f time. Dgs like t get their wners attentin whenever they can, and the dgs will bark ludly, and smetimes, wners d nt knw their cats want their attentin and the cats will nly faintly purr when they want smething. Dgs will nt bite yu and they will nt scratch yu unless they feel threatened, and cats will scratch. Dgs will kiss their wners with licking lips and cats will kiss their wners with the kiss f death suffcating their wners. Paragraph 2: Dgs are better than cats s peple shuld wn dgs rather than cats. Dgs are mre friendly and pen, but cats keep t themselves, nt wanting t be bthered. Dgs are very prtective f children, fr they keep intruders away frm their wners huses with their lud barks, but cats are nly prtective f their wn spaces, hissing at intruders, and they will leave thse spaces if they feel threatened. Dgs like t play and they get restless, yet cats like t sleep all day withut a thught f exercise, and s they tend t stay in ne spt. Dgs lve t be petted and rubbed all f the time, fr they itch a lt. But cats get annyed if their wners tuch them t much r they get annyed if yu dn t tuch them enugh. Dgs are man s best friend, fr they are very reliable and trustwrthy and they dn t like t leave their wners fr t lng, and cats are nt willing t be friends with their wners and they will leave their wners fr lng stretches f time. Dgs like t get their wners attentin whenever they can, fr dgs will bark ludly, and smetimes, wners d nt knw their cats want their attentin and the cats will nly faintly purr when they want smething. Dgs will nt bite yu nr will they scratch yu unless they feel threatened, and cats will scratch. Dgs will kiss their wners with licking lips yet cats will kiss their wners with the kiss f death suffcating their wners. Questins t Cnsider: 1. Which paragraph is better? Why? 2. What are the differences between the paragraphs? 35
Crdinatin (1) Exercise: Jin each f the fllwing sets f sentences using a crdinatr. 1. Mst avid sda drinkers want t quench their thirst with their drink f chice. They are willing t pay mre t get what they want. [effect/result] 2. Mst peple wh are frm the baby-bmer generatin like Cca-Cla. Mst peple wh are frm generatin X and Y like Pepsi. [cntrast] 3. The Pepsi cmpany came up with the idea f the Pepsi-Cla challenge. The cmpany wanted t prve that its prduct tasted better than Cca-Cla. 4. A can f Cca-Cla usually csts abut $1.00. A can f Pepsi usually csts abut $1.25. 5. Pepsi wanted t attract a yunger, mre hip crwd. The Pepsi cmpany pays big bucks fr stars such as Britney Spears t appear in its TV ads. 6. Pepsi is nt gd fr yur health if yu weigh t much. Pepsi is nt gd fr yur health if yu have high bld sugar. It is laded with calries. 7. Pepsi is knwn fr its Michael Jacksn ads. Cca-Cla is knwn fr its Santa Clause ads. 8. Mst peple like t drink Pepsi. It has a sweeter taste than Cca. 9. Mst peple wh are n a diet will nt drink Pepsi. They will nt drink Cca-Cla. 10. Mst peple wh are n a diet will drink Diet Seven-up. They will drink Diet Sprite. 36
Crdinatin (2) Exercise: Jin each f the fllwing sets f sentences using a crdinatr. 1. Last Hallween was terrible. I m staying hme this year. 2. I wanted t stay hme last year. My tw best friends cnvinced me t g ut. 3. They like t g clubbing. They like t dance all night. 4. I dn t like crwded, nisy, stinky clubs. I dn t like huse music with the beat I can hear in my chest. 5. In fact, I hate all dance music because I have n rhythm. I decided t g anyway t make my friends happy. 6. We culd have dressed up as witches. We culd have been Charlie s Angels. We decided t g as the defensive team f the Raiders. 7. This was nt a wise chice. We kept hitting peple with ur helmets and shulder pads n the dance flr. 37
Crdinatin (3) Exercise: Jin each f the fllwing sets f sentences using a crdinatr. 1. Ricky Martin makes lts f charitable cntributins. He wants t be knwn as a big giver. 2. Ricky Martin has dne sme acting. He is better knwn fr his singing. 3. Ricky Martin is mst knwn fr his hit Livin La Vida Lca. He has ther musical hits such as She Bangs and Tal Vez. 4. Ricky Martin came ut as gay. He speaks very penly abut his sexual rientatin and marriage plans 5. Ricky Martin is a great singer. He is a great dancer. 6. Ricky Martin likes t spend time with his kids. He likes t spend time at hme watching ld mvies. 7. Martin desn t mind being assciated with Menud. He des nt he mind being knwn as a sl artist. 38