Coordinating Conjunctions

"I don't make good grades, [nor] do I try very hard in school."

agreement

"I like strawberry [and] chocolate ice cream."

agreement

and

agreement

nor

agreement

"I don't like yellow [or] blue."

agreement or disagreement

or

agreement or disagreement

"My dad ___ I are going fishing this afternoon."

and

"I ran after the cat ___ could not catch her."

but

"The old man doesn't have much money ___ he always seems to have nice things.

but

"We played very well ___ we still lost the game."

but

"I am smarter than my brother, [yet] he still got a higher grade on the test."

disagreement

"I normally like to run, [but] today I am walking."

disagreement

but

disagreement

yet

disagreement

"He wasn't a popular king ___ all of his country men hated him."

for

"We don't like red ___ do we like blue."

nor

"Either we are going to win __ they are going to win."

or

"It doesn't matter whether they get the job __ not."

or

"He is always crying, [for] he is sad."

reason

"It is raining outside today, [so] I think I will wear my raincoat."

reason

for

reason

so

reason

"I don't have much time __ hurry up!"

so

"I want to get there early __ we should leave soon."

so