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ELA Grammar track 2 About 9 minutes

Compound Sentences

    What a compound sentence is

    A compound sentence joins 2 independent clauses with a comma and a conjunction.

    Conjunction: a word that joins 2 clauses. A compound sentence uses 1 of the 7 FANBOYS conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

    Watch 2 sentences join

    Run-on sentence: 2 independent clauses with no punctuation and no conjunction. Comma splice: 2 independent clauses with only a comma.

    Try it

    Pick the conjunction

    1. Read the job for the sentence.
    2. Click a conjunction.
    3. Read the full sentence and the result.
    4. Click Next pair to get 2 new clauses.

    Job:

    Quick check

    Answer 5 questions. You see your score at the end.