Compound and complex sentences

For compound sentences, you can use on of the following to join the two sentences together:

• FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)

• period

• comma

• BAMA (because, after, moreover, although)

You can use the following to make a compound sentence:

• comma

• semicolon

• FITCHMINT (furthermore, in fact, then, consequently, however, moreover, indeed, nevertheless, therefore)

• THAMA (therefore, however, after, moreover. although)

A complex sentence contains a dependent _________________ and an independent ____________________.

• verb

• clause

• subject

• predicate

Choose the compound sentences. There are two choices.

• All of the players left for the game; they left before finishing eating.

• All the players left for the game after finishing their meals.

• All the players left for the game; however, they left before finishing their meal.

• Before finishing their meal, the players left for the game.

What type of sentence is the following:

After finishing his workout, Conner left the gym to go home.

• simple

• compound

• complex

What type of sentence is the following:

The gymnastics team won the tournament, and they all received a trophy.

• simple

• compound

• complex

What type of sentence:

All of the tickets were sold out to the game; therefore, they had to make other plans for the evening.

• simple

• compound

• complex

What type of sentence:

The dogs all ran to the front of the store after seeing the cats run by.

• simple

• compound

• complex