Clause and Effect
What is a clause that can stand alone as a complete thought?
Independent Clause
What does FANBOYS stand for?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Where should the comma go? “After school we went to the store.”
After “school”
What kind of sentence makes a statement?
Declarative
What type of sentence has only one independent clause?
Simple Sentence
What is a clause that begins with a subordinating conjunction and cannot stand alone?
Dependent Clause
What punctuation should come before a FANBOYS conjunction when joining two independent clauses?
A comma
What is one reason you should use a comma?
To separate items in a list, clauses, or to set off introductory phrases
What type of sentence gives a command?
Imperative
What type of sentence joins two independent clauses with a comma and a conjunction?
Compound
Identify the independent clause: “Because I was tired, I went to bed early.”
Fix this sentence: “I wanted to go to the park but it was raining.”
"I wanted to go to the park, but it was raining.”
Which words need to be capitalized? “my friend julia loves halloween.”
Julia and Halloween
Identify this type: “Can you pass the salt?”
Interrogative
Identify the sentence type: “Although it was raining, we went outside.”
Complex
True or False: Every sentence must have at least one dependent clause.
False. Every sentence needs an independent clause.
Identify the conjunction in this sentence: “She wanted to go to the party, yet she stayed home to study.”
“Yet”
Fix the punctuation: “I wanted pizza, but my brother wanted tacos so we compromised.”
“I wanted pizza, but my brother wanted tacos, so we compromised.”
Identify this type: “Watch out for that snake!”
Exclamatory
Identify the sentence type: “I wanted to go to the movies, but I stayed home because I was tired.”
Compound-complex
Combine these into one sentence with both clause types: “I forgot my lunch. I wasn’t hungry anyway.”
Even though I forgot my lunch, I wasn't hungry anyway.
Write a compound sentence using the conjunction “nor.”
Example: “He didn’t call me, nor did he send a text.”
True or False: You should always use a comma before “because.” Explain.
False; only when it clarifies meaning. Example: “I didn’t go because I was sick” ≠ “I didn’t go, because I was sick.”
Create one sentence that is both imperative and exclamatory.
Example: “Don’t touch that hot pan!”
Create a compound-complex sentence using “because” and “but.”
Example: “I stayed home because I was tired, but my friends went to the concert.”