2. Sentence Construction Foundations

3. Know Your FANBOYS
For And Nor But Or Yet So

4. (One independent clause)
I burned dinner even though I was watching it closely.
(Two independent clauses connected
by a FANBOYS or a semicolon)
S = Simple Sentence C = Compound Sentence X = Complex Sentence CX = Compound-Complex Sentence
I burned dinner, and that happened even though I was watching it.
(A dependent clause FOLLOWED by an
independent clause that requires a
comma separating them)
Even though I was watching it closely, I burned dinner.
Even though I was watching it closely, I burned dinner, and
it ruined my romantic evening.

5. X = Introductory Clause or Phrase a = Aside ec = Ending Clause
(Information before the
main subject and verb)
Regretably, I burned dinner.
(An interruption in a sentence that is not necessary information)
X = Introductory Clause or Phrase a = Aside ec = Ending Clause
I burned dinner, which was regretable, even though I was watching it closely.
(a clause at the end of the core sentence, which
is preceded by a comma IF it could not be placed
at the beginning of the sentence)
I burned dinner even though I was watching it closely, which was stupid.
I burned dinner even though I was watching it closely.

6. F= Fragment RO = Run-on I burned dinner even though
(a group of words that does not have a subject AND verb
and complete thought)
I burned dinner even though
F= Fragment RO = Run-on
(two sentences run together without the proper punctuation)
I burned dinner I was watching it closely, too.