Joining Independent Clauses in Compound Sentence

And a little AAAWWUBBIS refresher because you love it!

AAAWWUBBIS! Opener, SENTENCE. • Although• After• As• While• When• Until• Because• Before• If • Since

Use an AAAWWUBBIS to create an opener to these sentences.

• Lennie mauled the mouse

• Little llamas prance through the fields

Compound Sentence

Two or more INDEPENDENT CLAUSES (IC) joined in a sentence.

Independent Clauses: • Have a SUBJECT and its VERB.• Express a complete thought. (“Strong like bull!”)

. Ex: Luke shoved his Playdough up his nose, and he liked it a little too much.

This sentence has 2 ICs and is joined by a comma and a conjunction.

2 Ways to Join Independent Clauses (ICs)

Comma & FAN BOYSForAndNor

ButOrYetSoEx: I swim in the ocean,

and I avoid sharks.

Semicolon (;)

Ex:

Mark watched his children play; he loved lazy Sundays at home with his family.

Using a semicolon

• A semicolon joins together two ICs closely related in meaning.

SENTENCE; SENTENCE

“I love the snow; it’s a great time to curl up in my Snuggie!” smiled Alex.

2 Ways to Join 2 ICs

1. Comma & FAN BOYSForAndNor

ButOrYetSo

2. Use a Semicolon

Fix these sentences by joining together the ICs:

• The rabbit scuttled across the juncture in the road. I hope he’s safe.

• Lennie crushes Curley’s hand and the workers lie about it.

• I want to go to the Halloween party, I need a costume.