Simple Sentences vs Compound Sentences

Choose the compound sentence

• The little match girl was cold.

  
  

• The little match girl was cold, so she huddled in a corner.

  
  

Choose the simple sentence

• She lit a match.

  
  

• She lit a match, and the flickering flame brought a brief warmth.

  
  

Which sentence is compound?

• The little match girl looked through the window, but the scenes inside were only fleeting glimpses of joy.

  
  

• The little match girl looked through the window.

  
  

Choose the simple sentence.

• She saw a family celebrating, yet her own situation remained bleak.

  
  

• She saw a family celebrating.

  
  

Choose the compound sentence

• The little match girl dreamed of a better life.

  
  

• The little match girl dreamed of a better life, for her current reality was harsh.

  
  

Identify the simple sentence.

• She continued to sell matches.

  
  

• She continued to sell matches, and each one represented a small hope.

  
  

Identify the compound sentence.

• The little match girl shivered in the cold.

  
  

• The little match girl shivered in the cold, but the warmth of her memories sustained her.

  
  

Choose the simple sentence.

• She couldn't sell any matches.

  
  

• She couldn't sell any matches, so hunger gnawed at her stomach.

  
  

Combine the following clauses into a compound sentence using the FANBOYS conjunctions.

 

The little match girl longed for kindness

 

the world seemed indifferent to her plight

What does the FANBOYS acronym stands for?