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FANBOYS
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Compound Quotes
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True or False?
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FANBOYS is the acronym for 7 coordinating conjunctions in a compound sentence. Fill in the right coordinating conjunction. I like cookies, ___ Sarah like cookies too. I like raspberries, ___ Sarah likes apples. I don't like zucchini, ___ does Sarah like zucchini.
and, but, nor
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Is this a compound sentence? Sally like cupcakes, and she likes celery.
yes
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There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded.
This is not a compound sentence because there aren't two independent clauses. Mark Twain!
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What word is used to connect words of the same part of speech, clauses, or sentences that are to be taken jointly.
Any of the FANBOYS
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I ate dinner, and I watched a movie.
True
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Jonathan likes to eat pumpkin pie at Thanks Giving, ____ his brother eats it all before he can have any. Jennifer loves watermelon ____ she eats two of them per day. Jack has many dogs___ Jill has many cats.
But, and/;, and/;
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Is this a compound sentence? Jim went to the store and bought milk.
No
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I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. Who wrote it? Double Points! Who is it by?
It is a compound sentence because it uses the coordinating conjunction "but". Walt Disney!
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When do we use FANBOYS?
When we are combining to independent clauses.
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After my dog climbed a tree, he attacked a squirrel.
False
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List all the FANBOYS in order.
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
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Is this a compound sentence? Timmy ate ice cream; it tasted good.
Yes
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities. Is this a compound sentence? DOUBLE POINTS! Who wrote it?
It is not a compound sentence because the coordinating conjunction "and" isn't connecting two independent clauses. Dr. Suess
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How many FANBOYS can you put in a sentence.
As many as you need/want.
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Ryan did his work; then, he ruined everything.
True
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Which sentence uses a FANBOY but isn't compound? My doctor is nice and very friendly. He healed me, and he cured me. He knows just what to do, but is still a little strict.
The first one has only one independent clause.
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What is being used to connect these sentences? I went to the park, but it rained.
,but
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My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She's ninety-seven now, and we don't know where the heck she is. Is this a compound sentence? DOUBLE POINTS! Who wrote it?
It is a compound sentence because it uses the coordinating conjunction "and". Ellen DeGeneres.
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Do you put a comma before the word "or" when combining to independent clauses? Yes or No
No
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He ate all the pie, and swallowed the turkey, but he left the mashed potatoes.
True! This is a compound sentence with three independent clauses.
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Other than FANBOYS, what is one way to connect two independent clauses
a semicolon or a conjunctive adverb
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What is being used to connect these sentences? Fernando is a kid; he like board games.
;
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Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. Is this a compound sentence? DOUBLE POINTS! Who wrote it?
It is a compound sentence because it uses a semicolon to connect the two independent clauses.
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When one or both of the independent clauses have a comma in the sentence. What do you put in front of the FANBOYS?
A ; or also called a semicolon.
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Although Timmy knew about the bomb, he didn't tell anybody, but he did try to defuse it.
False! this is a compound-complex