Name: __________________________ Date:
__________
FANBOYS
(for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
A
Compound sentence is a sentence that has two simple sentences joined together.
When a compound sentence is joined together with a coordinating conjunction
(for, and, nor, but, or, yet so), add a
comma before a coordinating
conjunction.
Hint:
not all conjunctions join two simple
sentences (independent clauses). If they are not joining two simple sentences,
do not use a comma.
Examples
of Comma Rule:
Jordan broke his arm, so he had to go to the
hospital.
My dog chased a rabbit around the yard, but he couldn’t catch it.
My dog chased a rabbit around the yard, but he couldn’t catch it.
Amelia opened her locker and grabbed her books for
class.
Directions: Underline the FANBOYS in the sentence. If it is joining 2 sentences, insert
a comma BEFORE the coordinating conjunction. If it is not joining 2
sentences, do not insert a comma. On the
line after the sentence, write S if it is a simple sentence or C if it is a
compound sentence.
Exercises
1. Roberta likes going to school but she does not like math
class. _______
2. Jed and Joey put hot fudge and whipped cream on their ice
cream. _______
3. Betty likes to eat pizza but she likes spaghetti better. _______
4. Eli sat down to do his homework but his sister ate it. _______
5. Snoopy went to his dog house to eat and take a nap. _______
6. Linus lost his blanket and started to cry. _______
7. Charlie Brown wanted to ask Lucy a question but she was too
busy. _______
8. Students are eating spaghetti or deli subs today. _______
9. Sponge Bob took his notebook to class but he forgot his
pencil. _______
10. Sally went fishing last Saturday but we didn't catch
anything. _______
Writing Compound
Sentences
Write 3 separate, simple sentences.
1. __________________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________________
Using the sentences above, make them into compound
sentences.
4. __________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
6. __________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
In
the following passage from The Giver by Lois Lowry, highlight every compound
sentence. Watch out, some sentences have
a compound predicate (2 verbs for the same subject.)
It was
almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened. No. Wrong word,
Jonas thought. Frightened meant that deep, sickening feeling of something
terrible about to happen. Frightened was the way he had felt a year ago when an
unidentified aircraft had overflown the community twice. He had seen it both
times. Squinting toward the sky, he had seen the sleek jet, almost a blur at
its high speed, go past, and a second later heard the blast of sound that
followed. Then one more time, a moment later, from the opposite direction, the
same plane.
At first,
he had been only fascinated. He had never seen aircraft so close, for it was
against the rules for Pilots to fly over the community. Occasionally, when
supplies were delivered by cargo planes to the landing field across the river,
the children rode their bicycles to the riverbank and watched, intrigued, the
unloading and then the takeoff directed to the west, always away from the
community.
But the
aircraft a year ago had been different. It was not a squat, fat-bellied cargo
plane but a needle-nosed single-pilot jet. Jonas, looking around anxiously, had
seen others--adults as well as children--stop what they were doing and wait,
confused, for an explanation of the frightening event.
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