Turning Simple Sentences into Compound Sentences Using FANBOYS

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Simple Sentences

Nick Allen had plenty of ideas.

He knew what to do with them.

Compound Sentence

Nick Allen had plenty of ideas, and he knew what to do with them.

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Simple SentencesI think about going in my room now.

It smells like the inside of an old lunch bag in there.

Compound SentenceI think about going in my room now, but it smells like the inside of an old lunch bag in there.

Simple SentencesShe didn’t want to play with Jill.

She didn’t want to play with Jim.

Compound Sentence

She didn’t want to play with Jill, and she didn’t want to play with Jim.

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FANBOYSforandnorbutor yetso

Compound Sentence TestAre there two complete sentences, with

subjects and verbs on each side of the FANBOYS?

Are a comma and one of the FANBOYS joining the two complete sentences?

Yes? Then it’s a compound sentence!No? Then it’s not a compound sentence!

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