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

• 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

• Although • After• As • When• While• Until• Because• Before• If• Since