Conjunctions
FANBOYS is an acronym for this type of conjunction.
What are Coordinating Conjunctions?
You need this punctuation if the dependent clause comes first in a complex sentence.
What is a comma?
You must have one of each of these clauses to form a complex sentence.
What is one dependent clause and one independent clause?
I must love Diet Coke since I drink at least one every day.
What is "since I drink at least one every day."
You must have at least two of these clauses in a compound-complex sentence.
What are independent clauses?
These words make up the acronym FANBOYS.
What are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
If, because, although, and since are examples of this conjunction.
What is a subordinating conjunction?
What are 2 subjects, 2 verbs, and 2 links?
Whereas you have neglected to finish your homework, you will not be taking the car tonight.
What is "Whereas you have neglected to finish your homework," ?
You must have at least one of these clauses in a compound-complex sentence.
What is a dependent clause?
This type of conjunction connects words, phrases, and clauses on an unequal level.
What are subordinating conjunctions?
True or False: Relative pronouns lead to dependent clauses.
What is true?
You have this sentence error if you join 2 independent clauses with a comma only.
What is a comma splice?
I would have gotten a perfect score if I had studied for the vocabulary section; nevertheless, I passed the test.
What is "if I had studied for the vocabulary section"?
This is the equation used with the following example from your notes: While Tom reads novels, Jack reads comics, yet Nate only reads magazines.
What is DC+IC+IC?
This following punctuation is necessary for this particular conjunction. ;conjunction,
What are conjunctive adverbs?
These are the seven relative pronouns.
What are who, whoever, that, whom, whomever, which, and whichever.
You have this form of sentence error if you use a coordinating conjunction to join two independent clauses without the comma.
What is a run-on or fused sentence?
The sun is shining through the clouds, so I think that we can go swimming.
What is "that we can go swimming."?
This is the equation used with the following example from your notes: Tom reads novels while Jack reads comics, but Nate only reads magazines.
What is IC+DC+IC?
These conjunctions are necessary to form compound sentences.
What are coordinating conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs?
This is the difference between the conjunctions "now that" and "that".
Now that is a subordinating conjunction; that is a relative pronoun.
This causes a comma splice when using conjunctive adverbs to form a compound sentence.
What is using a comma in front of the conjunctive adverb instead of a semicolon?
Jimmy can join us as long as he asks the man who invited us to the party; he can also stay home.
Hint: There are two dependent clauses.
What are "as long as he asks the man" and "who invited us to the party"?
The following has this many dependent clauses and this many independent clauses: I invited Bruno to the concert, but he can only go if one of us gives him a ride; in addition, we have to take his younger sister as his parents are on a romantic getaway.
What are 2 dependent clauses and 3 independent clauses?