Compound Sentences

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence is two simple sentences combined with a comma and one of the FANBOYS conjunctions.

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What does FANBOYS stand for?

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FANBOYS is an acronym for the coordinating conjunctions: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.

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FANBOYS 'f' stands for:

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for

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FANBOYS 'a' stands for:

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and

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FANBOYS 'n' stands for:

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nor

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FANBOYS 'b' stands for:

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but

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FANBOYS 'o' stands for:

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or

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FANBOYS 'y' stands for:

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yet

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FANBOYS 's' stands for:

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so

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Which conjunction would best join the sentences: 'The students wanted to go out to recess. The teacher said they had too much work.'?

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The best conjunction is ', but'.