Compound Sentences Intro English 1

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What is a compound sentence?

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Two or more sentences that are joined together with a comma and a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS).

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Identify the compound sentence: I was a curious child and my eyes studied everything. I was a curious child, and my eyes studied everything. I was a curious child. My eyes studied everything. I was a curious child and, my eyes studied everything.

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I was a curious child, and my eyes studied everything.

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Fill in the blank: Their voices were musical, ____ their words floated like moving clouds.

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and

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Choose the compound sentence: Sasha does not want to get sick. She drinks water after she runs. Sasha drinks water and stretches after running. Sasha does not want to get sick, so she drinks water after she runs. Sasha and her best friend drink water after they run.

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Sasha does not want to get sick, so she drinks water after she runs.

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Does this sentence need a comma? She said you were sick but I think you're just lazy.

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Yes

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What are coordinating conjunctions?

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Words that connect words, phrases, or clauses (FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).

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What is the purpose of a comma in a compound sentence?

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To separate the independent clauses before the coordinating conjunction.

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Identify the coordinating conjunction in this sentence: I wanted to go to the park, but it was raining.

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but

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What is an independent clause?

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A group of words that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a verb.

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What is a simple sentence?

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A sentence that contains only one independent clause.