Sentence Structure Simple vs Compound Sentences SIMPLE It

Sentence Structure

Simple vs. Compound Sentences SIMPLE It is raining hard. It is windy. COMPOUND It is raining hard, and it is windy. COMPOUND His team won the game, but he was sad that he did not score a goal.

FANBOYS: conjunctions that connect independent clauses for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so Meagan studied hard, for she wanted to pass the test. Meagan studied hard, and her classmates studied, too. Meagan did not study hard, nor did she pass the test. Meagan studied hard, but her brother did not study at all.

FANBOYS (2) Meagan studied hard, or she would have failed the test. Meagan studied hard, yet she was not happy with her grade. Meagan studied hard, so the test was easy for her. RULES: FANBOYS connect two independent clauses and a comma PRECEDES the connector

COMPLEX SENTENCES: subordinate conjunctions connect while, although, after, because, if, before connect independent and dependent clauses The hurricane struck while we were at the mall. Rule: NO COMMA when the dependent clause is at the end of the sentence After the president gave his speech, he answered most of the reporter’s questions. Rule: COMMA when the dependent clause is at the beginning of the sentence

Subordinating conjunctions are part of the clause! Joe played tennis after Vicky watched TV. FIND THE ADVERB/SUBORDINATE CLAUSE DECIDE WHY THERE IS OR IS NOT A COMMA While I studied, I kept watching the clock. We ate dinner after we got home from the game. Although my mom looks tired, she said she has the energy to go to the movies.

More Subordinating Conjunctions TIME: after, as soon as, before, when, while, until, whenever, since, as long as, as soon as, until CONDITION: if, even if, unless, provided that, when PURPOSE: so that, in order that CONTRAST: although, while REASON: because, since, now that RESULT: so, so that UNEXPECTED RESULT: even though

In case/unless I’ll be at my uncle’s house in case you need to reach me. (if by chance this happens BUT unlikely) Unless it rains, we’ll have the party (if it doesn’t rain)