Compound and Complex
Sentences
EQ. What is the difference between
compound and complex sentences?
Independent Clause
• a sentence that can stand alone
• It has a subject and a predicate
• Two independent clauses make up a
compound sentence
Dependent Clause
• A sentence that cannot stand alone
• Is not a complete thought
Compound Sentence
• Made up of two independent clauses
• Use FANBOY Conjunctions to join the clauses
together
• I + , + FANBOY + I = Compound Sentence
• The sun finally came out, and it beat hotly on
my back.
FANBOYS
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For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
Complex Sentence
• Made up of one independent clause and one
dependent clause
• Uses AAAWWUBBIS Conjunctions
• AAAWWUBBIS + D + , +I = Complex Sentence
• I + AAWWWUBBIS + D = Complex Sentence
• After the sun went down, we chased fireflies.
• We chased fireflies after the sun went down.
AAAWWUBBIS
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Although
After
As
When
While
Until
Because
Before
If
Since