1. Compound Sentences

2. Compound Sentences
Consist of two or more sentences combined with a comma and a coordinating conjunction
Coordinating Conjunctions = F or
A nd
N or
B ut
O r
Y et
S o
Independent clause + , FANBOYS + Independent Clause
SV, cc SV

3. Try combining these:
The administration canceled classes at school today.
They sent everyone home on the busses.
The administration canceled classes at school today, so they sent everyone home on the busses.

4. Try Another: We’re not sure why.
We think someone may have stolen the koi.
We’re not sure why, but we think someone may have stolen the koi.

5. Using this pattern, try a sentence of your own
Mom was standing in front of me, and she said, “Are you OK?”