1. KU Strategies

2.  The dog chased the ball.  The dog and children played outside.  The dog ran after the ball and picked up the ball.  The mom and son were playing on the swings and were squealing with delight.  Take note of underlined words, italicized words, and underlined-bolded words.

3.  SV = One main subject, one verb phrase  SSV = Two subjects, connected by “and”, one verb phrase  SVV = One main subject, two verb phrases connected by “and”  SSVV = Two subjects connected by “and”, and two verb phrases connected by “and”

4.  SV = The dog chased the ball.  SSV =The dog and children played outside.  SVV =The dog ran after the ball and picked up the ball.  SSVV =The mom and son were playing on the swings and were squealing with delight.

6.  F =  A =  N =  B =  O =  Y =  S = FOR AND NOR BUT OR YET SO COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS A conjunction is a “joiner”, also known as a word that connects two sentences together. Special Note – Commas !

7.  Cathy went to school that morning, but then Cathy became ill and had to go home.  Bill went to the gym that morning, and Susie went for a run in the park.  John plays basketball well, yet his favorite sport is baseball.  Bob thought he had a good chance of being elected to student council, for his reputation was stellar.

8.  Two independent clauses (sentences) are joined together by a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS).  A comma always comes before the coordinating conjunction.  Capital letter and ending punctuation  We may diagram our simple sentences within our compound sentences.

9.  You will read the article assigned to your group. Identify as many “FANBOYS” sentences as you can in five minutes. ◦ Write an example of each in your journal.  Journal Entry #5 10-22-13 TITLE: FANBOYS FF AA NN BB OO YY SS You will write an example of each sentence in your journal. For example: * F (for). The campers were happy to sit around the campfire, for they had been out fishing all day.

10.  You will only find “and” & “but” examples. As part of your homework, you are to find examples from your independent reading book, newspaper, textbook, etc. that fit the pattern.  Once you are done with your article, you will share one sentence from your own paper with your group or elbow buddy.  One person from your group will come up to share his/her sentence.  Do our sentences fit the pattern?

11.  For: ◦ John thought he had a good chance to get the job, for his father was on the company's board of trustees.  Purpose – to introduce the reason for something.  And: ◦ John wanted to ski, and Mary wanted to snowboard.  Nor: ◦ That is not what I meant to say, nor should you interpret my statement as an admission of guilt. ◦ That is neither what I said nor what I meant.  Partnership: neither - nor

12.  But: ◦ Joey lost a fortune in the stock market, but he still seems able to live quite comfortably.  Purpose – to establish a contrast between things.  Or: ◦ We can broil chicken on the grill tonight, or we can just eat leftovers.  Yet: ◦ The visitors complained loudly about the heat, yet they continued to play golf every day.  Purpose: It also functions as a coordinating conjunction meaning something like "nevertheless" or "but." The word yet seems to carry an element of distinctiveness that but can seldom register.

13.  So: ◦ Soto has always been nervous in large gatherings, so it is no surprise that he avoids crowds of his adoring fans.  “therefore”  Purpose: Be careful of the conjunction SO. Sometimes it can connect two independent clauses along with a comma, but sometimes it can't. For instance:  Soto is not the only Olympic athlete in his family, so are his brother, sister, and his Uncle Chet.  Where the word so means "as well" or "in addition," most careful writers would use a semicolon between the two independent clauses.

14.  The dog took a nap on the chair; the cat took a nap on the bed.  Harry ate dinner at home; Sue at dinner at a restaurant.  Peggy and Cara went to the beach; Bobbi and Sally went to the pool.

15.  Two sentences joined together by a semi- colon.  Why can’t we put a comma between the two sentences instead of a semi-colon?  Ex: Mark and Sally ate sushi, Brett and Darci ate pizza. COMMA SPLICE

16.  We will do worksheet 1A together.  Homework: Worksheets 1C and 2A.