FANBOYS
WISHBONE
MAIN IDEA
Independent Clause
Dependent Clause
100

What is the "F" in FANBOYS?

For

100

What does the "I" in WISHBONE stand for?

If

100

What is the Main Idea?

The main idea is a short summary of what the video, song, or story is about. 

100

What is the Independent Clause of the following sentence: Since I was tired, I decided to go to bed.



I decided to go to bed.

100

What is the Dependent Clause of the following sentence:ž When I grow up, I’ll use complex sentences.

When I grow up

200

What does the "A" in FANBOYS stand for?

And

200

What does the "S" in WISHBONE stand for?

Since

200

Sloths are the slowest mammals on earth. It takes a full minute for a sloth to move 6 feet across the ground. You probably couldn’t move that slowly if you tried!


Sloths are the slowest mammals on earth.

200

What is the Independent Clause of the following sentence: When the doorbell rang, my dog barked loudly.

My dog barked loudly.

200

What is the Dependent Clause of the following sentence:žž Whenever it rains, I like to wear my blue coat.

Whenever it rains

300

What does the "O" in FANBOYS stand for?

Or

300

What does the "H" in WISHBONE stand for?

How

300


We know that the planets of our solar system orbit the sun. Comets also orbit our sun—more than 4,000 of them. Most comets circle the sun very slowly. While the earth circles the sun once a year, many comets take thousands of years to complete just one orbit of the sun.

Comets in our solar system orbit the sun.


300

What is the Independent Clause of the following sentence: He came to work, although he felt sick.

He came to work.

300

What is the Dependent Clause of the following sentence: žžžAlthough it was very long, the movie was still great!

 žžžAlthough it was very long

400

What does the "S" in FANBOYS stand for?

So

400

What does the "O" in WISHBONE stand for?

Only if

400

When meteoroids enter the earth’s atmosphere and start to burn, they are called meteors. You can see them from the ground. They look like they are shooting across the sky. We call them shooting stars. Shooting stars are not stars at all. They are meteors.

Shooting stars are not stars: they are meteors.


400

What is the Independent clause of the following sentence: I need to finish my book report before school tomorrow.

I need to finish my book report.

400

What is the Dependent Clause of the following sentence: žHe wants to go out, even though it's raining.

Even though it's raining

500

What does the "Y" in FANBOYS stand for?

Yet

500

What does the "N" in WISHBONE stand for?

Now that

500

Bees live in a house that is called a hive. There are three kinds of bees: workers, drones, and queens. Only one queen bee can live in each hive. If she is lost or dead, the other bees will stop their work.






The Queen bee is the most important of all the types of bees.

500

What is the Independent clause of the following sentence:ž Since Robin refused to wear his seat belt, Batman has banned him from the Batmobile.

Batman has banned him from the Batmobile.

500

What is the Dependent Clause of the following sentence: žBecause my hot chocolate was too cold, I heated it in the microwave.

Because my hot chocolate was too cold

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