Compound Sentences with Coordinating Conjunctions

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Coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS):

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yet

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Coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS):

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so

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A compound sentence joins two independent clauses with a comma and coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS).

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true

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Correctly written compound sentence: Billie Jo lived in Oklahoma in 1934, so she was affected by the drought and dust storms.

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Billie Jo lived in Oklahoma in 1934, so she was affected by the drought and dust storms.

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Comma placement in a compound sentence with FANBOYS:

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Before the coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS).

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Correct compound sentence: Ma was severely burned, for Daddy left kerosene by the stove.

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Ma was severely burned, for Daddy left kerosene by the stove.

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Correct compound sentence: Livie Killian and her family left Oklahoma, and they headed west for California.

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Livie Killian and her family left Oklahoma, and they headed west for California.

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Correctly written compound sentence:

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During the Dust Bowl, residents could not keep their houses clean, nor could they grow crops on their farms.

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Compound sentence: Mr. Hardley owns a local store, but he sometimes cheats people out of their change.

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Mr. Hardley owns a local store, but he sometimes cheats people out of their change.