Compound Sentences, Subjects, and Verbs

A compound sentence has two _________ joined by a comma and a coordinating _______ or a semicolon.

• short phrases, noun

• independent clauses, conjunction

• independent clauses, predicate

• commas, adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

FANBOYS is the acronym to help me remember the...

• relative pronouns - from, any, nobody, best, other, yes, same

• specific adverbs - further, also, never, begin, opinion, yearn, sudden

• proper nouns - Frank, Alex, Ned, Betty, Othelia, Yaretsi, Susan

• coordinating conjunctions - for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

A ________ can be used to join two independent clauses to make a compound sentence. It is not used with a conjunction.

• semicolon

• pronoun

• period

• apostrophe

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

A clause has to have...

• a comma and a conjunction

• a noun and a pronoun

• a subject and a verb

• a capital letter and a semicolon

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

In a compound sentence, the comma goes _______ the conjunction.

• Before

• After

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What are the subjects in the following compound sentence?

Sheila forgot her homework, so she called her mom to bring it.

• Sheila, mom

• Sheila, she

• forgot, called

• homework, it

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What are the subjects in the following compound sentence:

The rain is pouring down, so we can't go trick-or-treating.

• down, we

• pouring, trick-or-treating

• rain, go

• rain, we

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What are the verbs in the following compound sentence?

I closed my eyes, but I could feel the train approaching.

• closed, could feel

• eyes, feel

• could, approaching

• eyes, I

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What are the verbs in the following compound sentence?

The leaves fell from the trees, and the wind whistled through the branches.

• from, wind

• fell, whistled

• leaves, branches

• fell, through

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Is the following sentence compound?

My mom made eggs and bacon for breakfast.

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A