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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.
Simple Sentences
I think about going in my room now.

It smells like the inside of an old

lunch bag in there.
Compound Sentence
I think about going in my room now,
but it smells like the inside of an old
lunch bag in there.
Simple Sentences
She 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.
 for
and

, .
nor
Sentence but sentence
or
yet
so
FANBOYS
for
and
nor
but
or
yet
so
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!