Compound Sentences and Pronouns!
Listen to the lesson and fill in the blanks with the correct words. A simple sentence contains a subject, a verb and expresses a complete thought. A simple sentence can also be called an independent clause. Reading would be miserable if there were only simple sentences!!! We need to mix it so we also use compound sentences. A compound sentence is 2 or more independent clauses (simple sentences) joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction. A comma is a mark of punctuation used to separate words in a sentence. A coordinating conjunction joins 2 or more words, phrases, or clauses. To remember coordinating conjunctions think of the word FANBOYS. F-for, A-and, N-nor, B-but, O-or, Y-yet, S-so. We could play the piano or the drums. simple sentence compound sentence We will go to the concert, and your dad will meet us later. simple sentence compound sentence The show was really loud, but everyone had a great time. simple sentence compound sentence Dad took us out to dinner and bought us ice cream after the show. simple sentence compound sentence Place the words in the pronoun category they belong to (hint: there are 8 of each!). Personal I You he she it they me us Possessive my our his her their its your mine Indefinite everyone no one somebody several some anyone nobody anything Label the different parts of the compound sentence on the image below. Remember, a compound sentence has 2 simple sentences, a comma, and a FANBOYS. FANBOYS Simple Sentence Comma Simple Sentence Fill in the blanks below by adding the pronouns. Use the type of pronoun in the brackets. Yasmine studied really hard for her test. (possessive) Farah and Jana went to the store so they could get snacks. (personal) Only some of my friends could come to the party because of the test on Sunday. (indefinite) Everyone studied hard for the test, so the whole class got a good grade. (indefinite) I bought that book 3 years ago, so it is mine. (possessive) My cousins and I went to see the movie, and we liked it. (personal)