Turning simples sentences into compound sentences using fanboys

1. 301.1.6
401.1.6
501.1.5

2. What Do You Notice?
Nick Allen had plenty of ideas,
and he knew what to do with
them.
Andrew Clements, Frindle

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

4. Simple Sentences
Nick Allen had plenty of ideas.
He knew what to do with them.

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

6. What Do You Notice?
I think about going in my room
now, but it smells like the inside of
an old lunch bag in there.
Gennifer Choldenko, Al Capoine Does My Shirts

7. I think about going in my room
now, but it smells like the inside
of an old lunch bag in there.
Gennifer Choldenko, Al Capoine Does My Shirts

8. Simple Sentences
I think about going in my room now.
It smells like the inside of an old lunch
bag in there.

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

10. What Do You Notice?
She didn’t want to play with
Jill. She didn’t want to play
with Jim.

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

12. Simple Sentences
 She didn’t want to play with Jill.
 She didn’t want to play with Jim.

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

14. To make two simple sentences into
a compound sentence, use a
comma and a coordinating
conjunction.
Remember: the sentences must be
related.

15. Sentence sentence
for
and
nor
but
or
yet
so
, .

16. FANBOYS
for
and
nor
but
or
yet
so

17. FOR
The Problem Finder
Connects a solution
with a problem (because)

18. Let’s go to the swimming pool,
for it’s hot inside the house.

19. AND
The Matchmaker
Connects two ideas
that go together

20. I want to go to the circus, and I
want to ride a pony.

21. NOR
Mr. Negative
Negative form of or (also
means not)

22. I have never visited Asia, nor
have I ever visited Africa.

23. BUT
King Conflict
Connects two ideas that go
against each other

24. I need to go to the store, but
I’m feeling too sick to drive.

25. OR
The Decision Maker
Connects two choices

26. You can make a big poster, or
you can make a small clay
statue.

27. YET
But’s Evil Twin Brother
Connects two ideas that
go against each other

28. I don’t want to practice playing
the violin, yet I don’t want to
disobey my mother.

29. SO
The Problem-Solver
Connects a problem
with a result

30. I didn’t do my homework, so my
parents punished me.

31. Sometimes it is okay to leave out
the comma if the two simple
sentences are very short or very
closely related.
He threw me the book and I dashed
out the door.

32. Let’s Practice!

33. Gail plays soccer. Brian plays
tennis.

34. Gail plays soccer, and Brian
plays tennis.

35. June is a warm month.
December is cold.

36. June is a warm month, but
December is cold.

37. The yard is full of leaves.
After school, we will rake
them into piles.

38. The yard is full of leaves, so
after school, we will rake
them into piles.

39. She doesn’t drink milk. She
doesn’t eat butter.

40. She doesn’t drink milk, nor does
she eat butter.

41. Tom studied a lot. He did not
pass the test.

42. Tom studied a lot, yet he did
not pass the test.

43. My mom takes me to the
mall for clothes. My dad buys
school supplies for me.

44. My mom takes me to the
mall for clothes, and my dad
buys school supplies for me.

45. First Squirrel saw Mouse. He
saw Cat and ran away.

46. First Squirrel saw Mouse, but
then he saw Cat and ran
away.

47. I went to the mall with my dad. He
bought me a pair of shoes. He
bought me a coloring book. He
bought me a game. Then we had
lunch in the food court. I had a
great day!

48. He bought me a pair of shoes, a
coloring book, and a game.
Compound sentence?

49. Compound Sentence Test
 Are 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!

50. Your Turn!