FANBOYS

fanboys English Etymology Acronym of For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So Noun p en mnemonic Acronym used to remember the coordinating conjunctions en for, en and, en nor, en but, en or, en yet, and en so. en 2008-07-08 Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing w:Mignon Fogarty New York Macmillan 9780805088311 16413899M 80 http://books.google.com/books?id=CK5dkloDceIC&pg=PA80&dq=FANBOYS The risk is greater with subordinating conjunctions (see “Starting a Sentence with Because”), but the FANBOYS are sometimes considered guilty by association: en 2009-09-24 The Best Test Preparation for the PRAXIS II ParaPro Assessment 0755 and 1755 Mel Friedman; Rena Grasso; Carol Hunter; Laura Meiselman Piscataway Research & Education Association 9780738604121 25416878M 161 http://books.google.com/books?id=kQW19mir--4C&pg=PA161&dq=FANBOYS These FANBOYS help create compound sentences, and when they serve this role, a comma comes before their use. en 2011-11-24 A Commonsense Guide to Grammar and Usage Larry Beason; Mark Lester 6th Macmillan 9780312697792 25275735M 192 http://books.google.com/books?id=FuEvbyuHB0MC&pg=PA192&dq=FANBOYS Avoid putting a comma immediately after any of the FANBOYS. See also :Category:English coordinating conjunctions en acronyms mnemonics en Grammar