Compound Sentences

A compound sentence is a sentence that contains at least two independent clauses joined by a conjunction or a semicolon.

FANBOYS stands for For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So. These are coordinating conjunctions used to connect independent clauses.

You join two simple sentences using a comma and a conjunction (FANBOYS).

The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something.

An independent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence because it expresses a complete thought.

A simple sentence consists of a single independent clause with a subject and a predicate.

To identify the subject, ask 'who' or 'what' is performing the action of the verb.

A comma is used before the conjunction when joining two independent clauses.

A simple sentence has one independent clause, while a compound sentence has two or more independent clauses.

You can change a group of words into a compound sentence by adding a conjunction and a comma between the independent clauses.