Using Coordinating Conjunctions

1. Question

   Today, many people write to record their feelings and ideas, _____ writing was invented as a way to keep more accurate business records.

   A.

   but

   B.

   and

   C.

   so

   D.

   for

2. Question

   Writing was invented about 5,000 years ago, ____ it originated in Sumer in the region we now call the Middle East.

   A.

   and

   B.

   but

   C.

   nor

   D.

   for

3. Question

   Sumerians did not keep complete accounts of their belongings, ___ did they make detailed records of their business transactions.

   A.

   and

   B.

   nor

   C.

   but

   D.

   for

4. Question

   Most of the records they did make were of limited use, ____ they were nothing more than crude pictures on clay tablets.

   A.

   but

   B.

   for

   C.

   nor

   D.

   and

5. Question

   The Sumerians were originally herders and farmers, ___they began to live in cities as their population grew.

   A.

   nor

   B.

   but

   C.

   and

   D.

   for