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Sentences, Clauses, and FANBOYS

Sentences, Clauses, and FANBOYS. What’s a clause?. A clause is a part of a sentence. There are two main types: i ndependent clauses d ependent clauses (subordinate) But we’ll talk about them later!. Independent Clauses.

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Sentences, Clauses, and FANBOYS

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  1. Sentences, Clauses, and FANBOYS

  2. What’s a clause? • A clause is a part of a sentence. • There are two main types: • independent clauses • dependent clauses (subordinate) • But we’ll talk about them later!

  3. Independent Clauses • An independent clause is a complete sentence that expresses a complete thought. • It can stand on its own, because it is independent. • It contains a SUBJECT and a PREDICATE. • A subject is what the sentence is about. The predicate is what the subject does — the verb.

  4. Subject and Predicate Examples… that are alsoINDEPENDENT CLAUSES • Mr. Applebaum teaches at Fisher Middle School. • The dog chased after the cat. • The students groaned about homework.

  5. Okay so what’s FANBOYS? • Say you want to combine two independent clauses to form a compound sentence… how do you put them together into a super sentence? • This is where you need FANBOYS!

  6. No… not a bunch of geeks…

  7. FANBOYS • FANBOYS is an acronym to help you remember the seven coordinating conjunctions: • With a comma and a coordinating conjunction, you can combine two independent clauses. FOR AND NOR BUT OR YET SO

  8. Examples Using FANBOYS • I decided to go to bed, FORit is getting late. • The dog chased after the cat, AND the cat scratched the dog in revenge. • I don’t like clowns, NOR do I like circus freaks.

  9. Examples Using FANBOYS • I wanted to go to the movie, BUT I have to go to the doctor instead. • My teacher is named Mr. Applebaum, OR you can just call him Mr. A. • I love going to school, YET I am not looking forward to all the homework. • I don’t have the money to buy the game, SO I am going to wait until it goes on sale.

  10. Make A FANBOYS Comic • Take your sheet of paper and put it horizontally or vertically. Then section it off into 8 boxes.

  11. For the first box, you will be putting the title, FANBOYS, and then your name and period. ATTACK OF THE FANBOYS by Mr. Applebaum

  12. Then for all the other boxes, you are going to write a compound sentence, using each of the FANBOYS coordinating conjunctions, in a speech bubble, and draw a picture! ATTACK OF THE FANBOYS FOR AND NOR by Mr. Applebaum BUT OR YET SO

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