STAAR Sentence Review

What conjunctions do we use for Compound Sentences?

• FANBOYS

• AAAWWUBBIS

(1)A grasshopper’s body has three parts, or it is covered by a shell. (2) The grasshopper has six legs and it uses all six to walk. (3) Its legs are strong, but the back legs are strongest.

How can sentence 1 be corrected?

• A grasshopper’s body has three parts, and it is covered by a shell.

• A grasshopper’s body has three parts, so it is covered by a shell

• A grasshopper’s body has three parts, but it is covered by a shell.

• Sentence 1 is written correctly

Answer explanation

Two subjects and two predicates joined by a comma and conjunction.

(1) Sal had just turned eleven. (2) He was the youngest in the family, he still had chores to do.

Which sentence best revises sentence 2?

• When he was the youngest in the family, he still had chores to do

• Although he was the youngest in the family, he still had chores to do

• If he was the youngest in the family, he still had chores to do.

• Because he was the youngest in the family, he still had chores to do.

Answer explanation

AAAAWWUBBIS word is at the beginning of the sentence. Dependent clause and then independent clause

What is a compound sentence?

• Subject and predicate

• Subject, predicate, and conjunction (FANBOYS)

• Subject, predicate, conjunction (FANBOYS), and predicate

• Subject, predicate, conjunction (FANBOYS), subject, and predicate

Answer explanation

Two simple sentences joined by a conjunction.

A simple sentence contains a subject and a predicate.

2 subjects and 2 predicates.

 (3) I don’t have amazing talent , and I do have George.

What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 3?

Change and to ______

Answer explanation

- and is the incorrect conjunction

-comma is already there and another doesn't need to be added

What is a compound sentence?

• Two simple sentences

• Two simple sentences connected by a conjunction

• Independent clause and dependent clause

(3) He usually didn’t like doing chores. (4) They took time away from working on his rock collection.

Sentences 3 and 4 need to be combined to create a complex sentence

What is a complex sentence?

• Two simple sentences connected by a conjunction

• Independent clause and dependent clause

• AAAWWUBBIS

Kia loves middle school now, ______ last summer she worried about starting sixth grade.

 What is the correct way to write sentence 1?

Answer explanation

"but" is the correct FANBOYS to complete compound sentence.

(2) When Sal promised to stay out of her room his sister agreed.

What change if any is needed in sentence 2?

• Change promised to will promise

• Change Sal to sal

• Add a comma after room

Answer explanation

Compound sentence

Contains two subjects and two predicates, but is missing a comma to separate