1. Compound Sentences: FANBOYS
Two independent clauses (complete sentences) combined by a conjunction.

2. FOR
John thought he had the job, for his father was the boss.

3. AND
I like pizza, and I like ice cream.

4. NOR
I am not good at skateboarding, nor am I good at baseball.

5. BUT
I tried to go to the football game, but I had too much homework.

6. OR
I can play on the computer, or I can go to my friend’s house.

7. YET
John plays basketball well, yet his favorite sport is football.

8. SO
My mother told me to clean my room, so I cannot come over to your house.

9. Semicolon
A semicolon can be used in place of a conjunction to combine two complete sentences: I like school; Ms. Torrence’s class is the best.