
Compound and Complex Sentences
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English
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7th Grade
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Rebecca Yaske
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Compound and Complex Sentences
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COMPLEX Sentences
1. Have 2 independent clauses
2. Always use a FANBOY (for, and, nor, but, or, yet) to connect the clauses
3. Always has a comma
Jason was tired, so he went to bed early.
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COMPLEX Sentences
1. Has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause
2. Always has a dependent marker word (subordinating conjunction)
3. Only has a comma when the dependent clause comes first
Because Jason was tired, he went to bed early.
Jason went to bed early because he was tired.
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Multiple Choice
Is the sentence below compound or complex?
I love terrible puns, so I try to write sentences with them.
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Multiple Choice
Is the sentence below compound or complex?
Whenever I have the opportunity to use a terrible pun, I will.
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Multiple Choice
Is the sentence below compound or complex?
I saw someone post a joke about tearable puns, and I thought they
made a spelling mistake.
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Multiple Choice
Is the sentence below compound or complex?
When I looked closer, they had puns that could be torn from a
piece of paper.
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Multiple Choice
Is the sentence below compound or complex?
I’m a big fan of whiteboards, and I find them quite remarkable.
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Open Ended
Write your own COMPOUND sentence below:
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