Compound Sentences

What is a compound sentence?

• Two simple senteces combined with a comma.

• Two simple sentences combined with a comma and one of the fanboys conjunctions.

• Two simple sentences combined without any punctuation.

• A subject and a predicate.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

Choose the compound sentence that is written correctly.

• Blake wrote the story. Emma took the photographs.

• Blake wrote the story and, Emma took the photographs.

• Blake wrote the story and Emma took the photographs.

• Blake wrote the story, and Emma took the photographs.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

In a compound sentence, the comma comes _________the coordinating conjunction.

• after

• there is no comma

• before

• during

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Which conjunction would best join the two sentences together?

The students wanted to go out to recess. The teacher said they had too much work.

• , and

• , or

• , but

• , for

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CCSS.W.6.2C

The weather today will be rainy, ________ we will not go outside for recess.

• or

• and

• but

• so

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2C

Which compound sentence is written correctly, using the correct FANBOYS?

• I would like to visit Hawaii, yet no money.

• I would like to visit Hawaii I have no money.

• I would like to visit Hawaii, yet I have no money.

• I would like to visit Hawaii yet I have no money.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

CCSS.L.4.2C

FANBOYS "f" stands for:

• for

• false

• from

• FANBOYS

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RI.6.4

FANBOYS "a" stands for:

• as

• also

• and

• additionally

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

FANBOYS "n" stands for:

• no

• nor

• not

• neither

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RI.6.4

FANBOYS "b" stands for:

• but

• best

• both

• bend

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CCSS.L.6.4A