Meaning of fanboys | Babel Free
Definitions
Acronym used to remember the coordinating conjunctions for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so.
Equivalents
Français
fanboys
Examples
“The risk⟳ is greater with subordinating conjunctions (see⟳ “Starting a Sentence with Because”), but the FANBOYS are sometimes considered guilty by association: […]”
“These FANBOYS help⟳ create⟳ compound sentences, and when they serve⟳ this role, a comma comes before their use⟳.”
“Avoid⟳ putting a comma immediately after any of the FANBOYS.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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