FANBOYS

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What does the acronym FANBOYS stand for?

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For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

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Which conjunction (FANBOYS) would you use to combine the sentences: 'I wanted to play outside.' and 'My mom said I had to do my homework first.'?

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but

Front

Is the comma used correctly in this sentence? 'Zeus is the father of all the gods on Mt. Olympus, and he is also in control of lightning.'

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CORRECT

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Select the sentence that uses the semicolon correctly: 'Michael de Santa decided to leave town; on the way out, he ran into his former partner, Trevor Philips.'

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Michael de Santa decided to leave town; on the way out, he ran into his former partner, Trevor Philips.

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What type of sentence is this: 'The girl at the park was playing on the slide.'?

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Simple

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What is a conjunction?

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A word that connects clauses or sentences.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.

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What is a simple sentence?

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A sentence that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.

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What is a complex sentence?

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A sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

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What is the purpose of a semicolon?

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To connect closely related independent clauses.