Transcript Slide 1

Joining Independent Clauses
in Compound Sentence
And a little AAAWWUBBIS
refresher because you love it!
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AAAWWUBBIS!
Opener, SENTENCE.
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Although
After
As
While
When
Until
Because
Before
If
Since
Use an AAAWWUBBIS
to create an opener to
these sentences.
• Lennie mauled the mouse
• Little llamas prance
through the fields
Compound Sentence
Two or more INDEPENDENT CLAUSES (IC) joined in a
sentence.
Independent Clauses:
• Have a SUBJECT and its VERB.
• Express a complete thought. (“Strong like bull!”)
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Ex: Luke shoved his Playdough up his nose, and he
liked it a little too much.
This sentence has 2 ICs and is joined by a comma and a
conjunction.
2 Ways to Join
Independent Clauses (ICs)
Comma & FAN BOYS
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
Ex: I swim in the ocean,
and I avoid sharks.
Semicolon (;)
Ex:
Mark watched his
children play; he
loved lazy Sundays
at home with his
family.
Using a semicolon
• A semicolon joins together two ICs
closely related in meaning.
SENTENCE; SENTENCE
“I love the snow; it’s a great time to
curl up in my Snuggie!” smiled Alex.
2 Ways to Join 2 ICs
1. Comma & FAN BOYS
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
2. Use a Semicolon
Fix these sentences by
joining together the ICs:
• The rabbit scuttled across the
juncture in the road. I hope
he’s safe.
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Lennie crushes Curley’s hand
and the workers lie about it.
• I want to go to the Halloween
party, I need a costume.