What makes a compound sentence?
A mailman ran down the street and delivered the mail.
What is simple?
This group of words has a subject and verb but depends upon the rest of the sentence to express a complete thought.
What is a dependent clause?
The youngest boy ran to get his mother the oldest boy called the police.
What is a run-on?
The police arrived at the scene, and they asked numerous questions.
What is compound?
You can remember the 7 coordinating conjunctions by remembering what name?
What is FANBOYS
He jumped through the bushes and over the flower bed.
What is simple?
Two independent clauses separated by only a comma is a ____________ _____________.
What is a comma splice?
The boys sat in a circle, they passed food around.
What is a run-on or comma splice?