Types of Conjunctions English Worksheet - Identify conjunction types in sentences.

Let’s go through each sentence one by one. We’ll look at the red word (the conjunction) and match it to the type listed in the box at the top.

Remember:
- Coordinating conjunctions: and, or, but, nor, yet, so, for
- Subordinating conjunctions: after, although, as, as if, because, before, how, if, since, than, though, unless, until, when, where, while
- Correlative conjunctions: either/or, neither/nor, both/and, whether/or, not only/but also — these always come in pairs

Now let’s check each sentence:

a) “I like to eat apples and oranges.”
→ “and” is a coordinating conjunction.

b) “Do you want to go to the movies or stay home?”
→ “or” is a coordinating conjunction.

c) “She went to the store but she didn’t buy anything.”
→ “but” is a coordinating conjunction.

d) “He didn't study nor did he ask for help.”
→ “nor” is a coordinating conjunction. (Even though it’s used with “didn’t”, it’s still just “nor” alone here — not part of “neither/nor” pair.)

e) “The sun is shining yet it's cold outside.”
→ “yet” is a coordinating conjunction.

f) “I'm going to the store so I can buy some milk.”
→ “so” is a coordinating conjunction. (It shows result — still counts as coordinating.)

g) “We went to the park for a picnic.”
→ “for” is a coordinating conjunction. (Here it means “because” or “in order to” — still one of the FANBOYS.)

h) “I went to the store after I finished my homework.”
→ “after” is a subordinating conjunction. (It starts a dependent clause: “after I finished...”)

i) “I didn't go to the party because I was sick.”
→ “because” is a subordinating conjunction.

j) “I'll call you when I get home.”
→ “when” is a subordinating conjunction.

All of these are straightforward once you know which words belong to which group.

Final Answer:
a) Coordinating
b) Coordinating
c) Coordinating
d) Coordinating
e) Coordinating
f) Coordinating
g) Coordinating
h) Subordinating
i) Subordinating
j) Subordinating