2.1 Review of IndependEnt Clauses
Before beginning the examples and exercises, please watch the Explanation Video below.
E1 - Explanation
Here is a list of the seven coordinating conjunctions you can use to combine independent clauses to make compound (and more interesting) sentences. You should remember the acronym FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So) from the Grammar Series 1 lessons.
E2 - Examples
Simple sentence: I like coffee.
Independent clause: My wife likes to cook.
Compound sentence: I like tea, but coffee is better.
Independent clause: My wife likes to cook.
Compound sentence: I like tea, but coffee is better.
In this example, there are two clauses, joined by the conjunction 'but'. In the first clause, the subject is the noun 'brother' in the pink rectangle. The verb is 'borrow', in the green triangle. And the object is 'bicycle', in the purple rectangle. For the second clause, the subject is 'it' - a pronoun which refers back to the bicycle. The verb is 'broke' - so we understand that the bicycle broke. The complete thought expressed is that an old, borrowed bike stopped working. :(
E3 - Exercises
REMEMBER:
To create compound sentences, you may combine independent clauses with any of the seven coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS) found in English. (Review independent clauses in Lesson 1.4!)
ALSO: to create compound sentences, you may also simply join two independent clauses with a semicolon (;).
Do not use a conjunction if you use a semicolon. This is also a good way to make more interesting sentences!
To create compound sentences, you may combine independent clauses with any of the seven coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS) found in English. (Review independent clauses in Lesson 1.4!)
ALSO: to create compound sentences, you may also simply join two independent clauses with a semicolon (;).
Do not use a conjunction if you use a semicolon. This is also a good way to make more interesting sentences!
E4 - Expansion
E5 - External Links