Simple Sentences
What are the two things you need to make a complete sentence?
Subject & Verb
What is a "fragment"?
An incomplete sentence
Missing subject or verb
What is a compound sentence?
Two complete sentences joined together
Where should you put a comma when combining sentences?
Before the FANBOYS
Name 3 FANBOYS
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
Is the following a complete sentence?
"Candy is sweet"
Yes
What is a run-on sentence?
More than one complete sentence not joined correctly
- At least two subjects and two verbs
- No (, + FANBOYS) or ;
What do you need in order to combine sentences?
Comma + FANBOYS
Do you need a comma?
I love eating chips and salsa.
No
What do FANBOYS do?
Combine things/ideas:
-words
-phrases
-sentences
What is the following sentence missing?:
Likes apples
Subject
- Who likes apples?
Fragment, run-on, or compete sentence?
she pretty
Fragment
Subject - she
Verb - ?
How many subjects should a compound sentence have? How many verbs?
2 of each
How many commas do you need here?
Charlie and I have English History and Math together.
2 commas
Charlie and I have English, History, and Math together.
Combine the sentences with a FANBOYS
I like apples
I like bananas
I like apples and bananas
No Comma
What is the following sentence missing?
I ate
Nothing!
Subject - I
Verb - ate
Fragment, Run-on, or complete sentence?
Graeme, my brother, is tired and fussing and he would clearly much prefer his mother’s lap to mine.
Run-on
Combine these sentences
I like strawberries. I hate strawberry yogurt.
I like strawberries, but I hate strawberry yogurt.
Is this sentence correct?
Mya knit grey, green, and yellow beanies, but no grey ones.
No, it is not.
[does not need a comma before BUT]
Mya knit grey, green, and yellow beanies but no grey ones.
Add the right FANBOYS
I told her she could have soup __ salad, but not both
Or
Is the following a complete sentence? If so, what is the subject and the verb?
"Go."
Yes
Subject - [you]
Verb - go
Fragment, Run-on, or complete sentence?
I need flour, sugar, vanilla, eggs, milk, and butter for this recipe
Complete sentence
Fix this sentence:
Sarah went to the mall but she didn't buy anything
Sarah went to the mall, but she didn't buy anything
Where does the comma go?
Finally we made it to our destination.
Finally, we made it to our destination.
What is the other word for FANBOYS?
Conjunctions!