What are simple, compound, and complex sentences?
Print a list of the different kinds of connecting words.
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
The 7 FANBOYS all follow the same pattern.
If you are joining 2 independent clauses with these words, you must have have a comma BEFORE the coordinating conjunction.
All of the FANBOYS are very small words, but grammar teachers call their group by a very big name.
I don't always remember the punctuation rules, so I will practice the exercises below.
Subordinating Conjunctions are used to connect a dependent clause with an independent clause.
If the dependent clause comes first, you should use a comma between them.
You should not use a comma in most cases if the dependent clause follows the independent clause.
You may use a comma before the following contrasting words when they begin a dependent clause that is after the independent clause: although, even though, though, while, and whereas.
Like the FANBOYS, conjunctive adverbs also connect 2 independent clauses; however, their punctuation rules are very different. For example, look at how "however" and "for example" are used in these 2 sentences.