Grammar 5-I

Coordinating conjunctions join independent clauses.

For   = reason       

-I went to bed early yesterday, for I was tired.

And  = addition    

-My sister and I went shopping last week.

Nor  = and not      

-I will neither drink nor dance.

But  = contrast     

-This room is old but comfortable.

Or   = options       

-Do you play the piano or the violin?

Yet  = outcome    

-He likes to play tennis, yet his favorite sport is football.

So   = result         

 -I was very tired, so I went to bed early yesterday. 

1. This old woman spoke neither Polish______Russian.
2. She tried to learn Chinese______it was too difficult.
3. Last night I was very tired______I went to sleep.
4. We have tickets for the cinema______the opera.
5. Would you like orange juice______cola?
6. This is Mary. She is very rich______she isn't happy.
7. She is good at maths,_______her favourite subject is history.
8. He easily passed the exams,_______he studied quite thoroughly.
9. I'm Polish______my mother is Russian.
10. Chris needed some money_____he borrowed some from his parents.