Compound Sentences
A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinator (FANBOYS). "FANBOYS" stands for the words "for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so".
Compound Sentences:
Subjects are in red, verbs are in green, and coordinators are orange.
Practice:
Locate the subjects, verbs, and the coordinators in the sentences.
Compound Sentences:
Subjects are in red, verbs are in green, and coordinators are orange.
- Jo played football, so Mark walked home.
- Gandalf fights dragons, and Bilbo eats food.
- Bob creates programs, but Marley builds computers.
Practice:
Locate the subjects, verbs, and the coordinators in the sentences.
- Question 1: Jonah studies human anatomy, but Erik studies Marine Biology.
- Question 2: Tyler eats potatoes, so Jim eats bananas.
- Question 3: Ethan reads articles, and Ram reads textbooks.
- Question 4: Samarth memorizes formulas, but he does not like math.