FANBOYS
What is another name for the FANBOYS?
coordinating conjunctions
Use any FANBOYS to combine 3 or more foods
candy, cake, cookies, and pizza
Which conjunctions best fits this sentence?
John plays football ___ lacrosse ___ not baseball.
and not
John plays football and lacrosse but not baseball.
The movie star wore black high heels and green sequined dress to the awards show.
What phrases are being combined?
What coordinating conjuction is joining them together?
black high heels
green sequined dress
and
What are the two sentences that make up the compound sentence?
Valentine's day is this weekend, so I am making cards for my friends.
Valentine's day is this weekend.
I am making cards for my friends.
Can FANBOYS be put at the beginning of a sentence?
No-they should not start a sentence.
FANBOYS are words that connect ideas-
Use any FANBOYS to combine 2 phrases
over the bridge
through the tunnel
around the bend
down the hall
Any 2 phrases joined together-
over the bridge and around the bend
down the hall and through the door
Which conjunctions best fit the blanks below?
John eats cake, cookies, ___ pies ___ not candy.
and / but or / but
John eats cake, cookies, and pies but not candy.
John eats cake, cookies, or pies but not candy.
Combine sentences into one.
We can go to the beach.
We can swim in the pool.
We can walk on the boardwalk.
We can go to the beach, swim in the pool, or walk on the boardwalk.
(and also works)
What is wrong with this compund sentence?
Snow fell all night and school is cancelled for today.
A COMMA is needed-
Snow fell all night, and school is cancelled for today.
What is the job of the FANBOYS?
They combine
words
phrases
clauses/sentences
Use any FANBOYS to combine 4 or more VERBS (action words)
(What do you do in the kitchen? at the gym? at the beach? in a football game?)
Any 4 action words in a series-
walked, biked, ran, and jumped
Write a sentence.
Combine 3 or more words with a FANBOYS.
Ex.
Freezing rain, snow, and strong winds caused schools to be closed.
Combine these sentences into one by combining phrases.
I enjoy riding my bike.
I enjoy writing songs.
I enjoy riding my bik and writing songs.
Combine these sentences to make a compound sentence.
My brother is in high school.
He does not go to Moon.
My brother is in high school, but he does not go to Moon.
My brother is in high school, yet he does not go to Moon.
My brother is in high school, and he does not go to Moon.
Which two words are synonyms?
for but so
and or
nor yet
but and yet
These words put together opposite ideas
Use FANBOYS to combine 3 or more phrases-
between the chairs
under the table
over my bed
Anyb list of states such as...
Hawaii, Alaska, or California
Alabama, Kentucky, but not Pennsylvania
Write a sentence about a choice between 3 or more things.
Use or
We will top our pizza with extra cheese, pepperoni, mushrooms, or sausages.
Combine phrases into one sentence.
Jack runs cross country.
Jack plays baseball.
Jack runs cross country and plays baseball.
Read carefully-
Is this a compound sentence? Prove it-
Rain fell all night, and all day long.
No!
There are not 2 sentences-
Rain fell all night.-SENTENCE
All day long.-NOT A SENTENCE
Which conjunction is used to combine cause and effect?
It is raining.
I grabbed an umbrella.
so
It is raining, so I grabbed an umbrella.
What is wrong with this compound sentence?
How can you fix it?
John stayed up all night, and fell asleep in class.
Need a SUBJECT in the 2nd sentnece
John stayed up all night.
Fell asleep in class--He fell asleep in class.
John stayed up all night, and he fell asleep in class. OR
John stayed up all night and fell asleep in class.
Write a sentence.
Use two coordinating conjunctions.
and/but
or/but
Our family will take a vacation to the beach or Disney World but not to Europe.
Use phrases to give directions to go from this room (D204) to the cafeteria.
You should walk out the door, turn right, walk towards library, turn left at library, walk straight, and walk through cafeteria door on your right.
Combine these 2 sentences into a compound sentence-
Susan wants to go to Penn State.
She hopes to get in.
Susan wants to go to Penn State, so she hopes to get it.
Susan wants to go to Penn State, and she hopes to get in.