Compound Sentences INCLUDES Two Independent Clauses they each

Compound Sentences INCLUDES: Two Independent Clauses (they each make a complete thought) 1) The thunder was really loud. 2) We hid under the covers. Two Ideas (different ideas) Two Subjects (1 subject included in each independent clause) Two Verbs (1 verb included in each independent clause) A comma is placed after the first clause or before the coordinating conjunction. Joined by Coordinators: (FANBOYS) FOR, AND, NOR, BUT, OR, YET, SO

BREAK IT DOWN FOR ME! 2 DIFFERENT IDEAS – 2 INDEPENDENT CLAUSES - OTHERWISE – 2 SIMPLE SENTENCES 1) The thunder was really loud. 2) We hid under the covers. Two Subjects (1 subject included in each independent clause) 1. The thunder was really loud. thunder is the subject of 1 st simple sentence. 2. We hid under the covers. We is the subject of the 2 nd simple sentence

CONTINUING THE BREAK DOWN: Two Verbs (1 verb included in each independent clause) 1) The thunder was really loud. was is the verb in the 1 st simple sentence 2) We hid under the covers. hid is the verb in the 2 nd simple sentence. Now, this is what our simples sentences look like with the subject and verb underlined. Each simple sentence has a subject and a verb. 1. The thunder was really loud. 2. We hid under the covers.

Continuing to Break it down for me! Now, in order to combine the 2 simple sentences into 1 compound sentence, we have to add 2 other elements – a coordinating conjunction and then a comma……. BUT WHERE? FIRST, let’s look at the coordinating conjunctions. They are: FANBOYS (Coordinating Conjunctions) FOR, AND, NOR, BUT, OR, YET, SO F: A: N: B: O: Y: S: [Don’t cheat on your homework], for [it is not the right thing to do. ] [They got to the concert early], and [they got really good seats. ] [We have never been to Paris], nor [have we visited Switzerland. ] [I love my horses], but [my sister loves her truck. ] [Should we begin eating now], or [wait for everyone to get served? ] [He didn’t want to go to the job interview], yet [he went anyway. ] [It was lightening], so [we had to stay inside the house. ]

Continuing to Break it down for me! It appears that these 2 simple sentences are cause and effect statements. Therefore, I will use the coordinating conjunction “SO”. Now, let’s write the 2 simple sentences, as they are in order and place the coordinating conjunction between the 2 sentences. The thunder was really loud SO we hid under the covers. The final element needed is a comma. Place the comma AFTER the first clause and BEFORE the coordinating conjunction and you now have a compound sentence! The thunder was really loud, so we hid under the covers.