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Turning Simple Sentences into Compound Sentences Using FANBOYS. 301.1.6 401.1.6 501.1.5. What Do You Notice? Nick Allen had plenty of ideas, and he knew what to do with them. Andrew Clements, Frindle.
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Turning Simple Sentences into Compound Sentences Using FANBOYS 301.1.6 401.1.6 501.1.5
What Do You Notice?Nick Allen had plenty of ideas, and he knew what to do with them.Andrew Clements, Frindle
Nick Allen had plenty of ideas, andhe knew what to do with them.Andrew Clements, Frindle
Simple Sentences Nick Allen had plenty of ideas. He knew what to do with them.
Compound Sentence Nick Allen had plenty of ideas, andhe knew what to do with them.
What Do You Notice? I think about going in my room now, but it smells like the inside of an old lunch bag in there. GenniferCholdenko, Al Capoine Does My Shirts
I think about going in my room now, butit smells like the inside of an old lunch bag in there. Gennifer Choldenko, Al Capoine Does My Shirts
Simple Sentences • I think about going in my room now. • It smells like the inside of an old lunch bag in there.
Compound Sentence I think about going in my room now, butit smells like the inside of an old lunch bag in there.
What Do You Notice? She didn’t want to play with Jill. She didn’t want to play with Jim.
She didn’t want to play with Jill, andshe didn’t want to play with Jim.
Simple Sentences • She didn’t want to play with Jill. • She didn’t want to play with Jim.
Compound Sentence She didn’t want to play with Jill, andshe didn’t want to play with Jim.
To make two simple sentences into a compound sentence, use a comma and a coordinating conjunction. Remember: the sentences must be related.
for and nor but or yet so . , Sentence sentence
FANBOYS forandnorbutor yetso
FORThe Problem FinderConnects a solutionwith a problem (because)
Let’s go to the swimming pool, for it’s hot inside the house.
BUTKing ConflictConnects two ideas that go against each other
I need to go to the store, but I’m feeling too sick to drive.
You can make a big poster, or you can make a small clay statue.
YETBut’s Evil Twin BrotherConnects two ideas thatgo against each other
I don’t want to practice playing the violin, yet I don’t want to disobey my mother.
Sometimes it is okay to leave out the comma if the two simple sentences are very short or very closely related.He threw me the book andI dashed out the door.
The yard is full of leaves. After school, we will rake them into piles.
The yard is full of leaves, so after school, we will rake them into piles.
My mom takes me to the mall for clothes. My dad buys school supplies for me.
My mom takes me to the mall for clothes, and my dad buys school supplies for me.
I went to the mall with my dad. He bought me a pair of shoes. He bought me a coloring book. He bought me a game. Then we had lunch in the food court. I had a great day!
He bought me a pair of shoes, a coloring book, and a game.Compound sentence?
Compound Sentence Test • Are there two complete sentences, with subjects and verbs on each side of the FANBOYS? • Are a comma and one of the FANBOYS joining the two complete sentences? • Yes? Then it’s a compound sentence! • No? Then it’s not a compound sentence!