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Coordinating Conjunctions
Two complete sentences can be joined with a coordinating conjunction. There are seven coordinating conjunctions. They are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. An easy way to remember them is to call them the FANBOYS. Always use a comma before a coordinating conjunction when it joins complete sentences.
The FANBOYS Can Be Used to Join Two Sentences.
for
and
nor
Complete sentence, but complete sentence.
or
yet
so
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Compound Sentences: Part 1
Section 1
BEGINNING WITH SECTION 2, this exercise contains 34 questions. Each answer must be written correctly to include grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Every missed answer equals a minus 3 points.
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Section 2
Compound Sentences with “and”
Two Complete Sentences
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subject predicate
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subject predicate
A Compound Sentence with and
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Practice: Decide which of the following pairs of sentences can be logically joined by and. Rewrite ONLY THOSE sentences into a compound sentence. If it is not logical to combine the two sentences, write CORRECT in the space provided. Graders: This exercise has 4 questions.
- It is 2:30 in the morning. Judith isn’t home yet.
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- The coyote howled. The crickets fell silent.
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- My favorite sport is skiing. I am vacationing in Hawaii this winter.
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- Lincoln was the 16th^ president of the United States. The Civil War ended in 1865.
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Section 3
Compound Sentences with other FANBOYS
Two Complete Sentences Graders: This section is not graded
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A Compound Sentence with but Graders: This section is not graded
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Practice: Finish these compound sentences. Add a second sentence to show contrasts with the first idea: (Graders: this section has 2 answers.)
- At one time I thought I would major in business, but
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- I know what I should do, yet
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Section 3 continues...
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You have practiced using three of the seven coordination conjunctions — and, but, and yet. Four other connecting words — for, so, or, and nor — also can be used to make compound sentences. Use these coordinating conjunctions to join ideas related in the following ways:
For shows cause. The second sentence gives the cause for the first.
The teacher put her arm around Joey, for she could see he was going to cry.
So shows a result. The idea in the second sentence is the consequence of the first idea.
I didn’t know anyone at the parts, so I left early.
Or shows choice. Pick between two or more options.
We can leave early, or we can take our chance later.
Nor means not either one of two choices.
I don’t like broccoli, nor do I like beets.
This Grammar Tool explains a strategy you can follow when you need to decide if a coordinating conjunction—that is, one of the FANBOYS—requires a comma. Use this simple three-step pattern:
1. Focus on the connecting word.
Complete sentence a nd complete sentence.
- Look to see if a complete sentence comes before and after the connecting word.
- Place a comma before the connecting word if it joins complete sentences.
, and
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Compound Sentences with Transition words
FANBOYS
Coordinating conjunctions are connecting words used to join two or more related sentences into a compound sentence. Different coordinating conjunctions communicate different relations between sentences. For instance, and identifies an additional idea, but a contrasting idea, and so on.
Semicolon
Semicolons join obviously related sentences in a compound sentence. In a compound sentence with a semicolon, the comma and the connecting word are removed.
Transition Words
Transition words, like coordinating conjunctions, can be used as connecting words in a compound sentence. They are less powerful than the FANBOYS, however, because they require a semicolon when they join sentences. On the other hand, transition words are more flexible than the FANBOYS because they can be moved to different sentence positions.
Transition words create logical links between related ideas. Here is partial list of these words and the relations they express:
also, beside, furthermore, addition moreover
however, instead, nevertheless, contrast otherwise, still
next, then, finally, meanwhile, time subsequently
similarly, likewise comparison
therefore, thus, consequently, result accordingly
certainly, indeed emphasis
Section 5.
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Two compound sentence—one joined by a coordinating conjunction, the other by a transition word:
Scientists have learned a lot about DNA cloning, but they are a long way from cloning a dinosaur.
Scientists have learned a lot about DNA cloning; however, they are a long way from cloning a dinosaur.
Transition words are moveable. They can open a sentence, be inserted into the middle of a sentence, or be added to the end of a sentence:
Scientists have learned a lot about DNA cloning. However, they are a long way from cloning a dinosaur.
Scientists have learned a lot about DNA cloning; they are a long way, however, from cloning a dinosaur.
Scientists have learned a lot about DNA cloning; they are a long way from cloning a dinosaur, however.
Two Complete Sentences Graders: This section is not graded
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subject predicate
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subject predicate
A Compound Sentence with a transition word: Graders: This section is not graded
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Section 6
LESSON REVIEW:
COMPOUND SENTENCES
Choose between three methods for joining sentences into a COMPOUND SENTENCE
- Join two related sentences with a coordinating conjunction.
for and nor Complete sentence, but complete sentence. or yet so
- Join two related sentences with a semicolon.
Complete sentence ; complete sentence.
- Join two related sentences with a transition word.
Complete sentence; transition word , complete sentence.
Punctuation Warning!
- Avoid joining two sentences with a comma. (This creates an error called a “comma splice.”)
- Avoid joining a complete sentence with part of a sentence using a semicolon. (This creates a fragment.)
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Section 7
Directions: Join the following pairs of sentences into a compound sentence. Use a comma followed by either and or but, whichever best expresses the relation between two sentences. (Graders: this section has 5 answers.)
- I like to rodeo.
I don’t like being banged up and broke all the time.
- Erica is married to one brother.
She is in love with the other.
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- This summer I slept in the morning.
I went swimming in the afternoon.
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- I listen to all kinds of music.
I like country and western singers best.
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- Last summer I went to Hawaii.
Next summer I am going to Europe.
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Section 9
Directions: Write two complete sentences (one on line “a” and another on line “b”). Then join your two sentences with either a coordinating conjunction or a transition word. You may need to look at the list of transition words earlier in the lesson. Choose any topic you like or use the suggested topic. Be sure to punctuate correctly. (Graders: this section has 3 answers per question, total 12.)
music 1. (a) ____________________________________________________
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(compound sentence)
sports 2. (a) ____________________________________________________
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(compound sentence)
food 3. (a) ____________________________________________________
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(compound sentence)
cars 4. (a) ____________________________________________________
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(compound sentence)
