for - and - nor - but - or - yet - so
FANBOYS: notice the first letter of each word: ForAndNorButOrYetSo
fancy grammar term: coordinating conjunctions
you've used these fanboys with the commas in a series rule--which you should already know:
click here for a refresher on Commas in a Series
so what's probably going to be new to you this year: how use commas and FANBOYS in compound sentences
first, you must know what a complete sentence is, and for that, go on to Part B below
What makes a complete sentence? Click here for a slide show.
Want a video explanation? Click here for the ShowMe that was linked at the end of the slide show above.
Online QUIA review of the above items: click here
What Makes a Complete Sentence: a QUIA review: click here.
remember: a complete sentence: has a subject and a verb and makes sentence on its own
run-on: a sentence that runs into another sentence w/out proper punctuation or wording (it is not a sentence that goes on forever)
for subject-predicate practice, click here
It is every English teachers' pet peeve from here on out!
A comma splice is joining two complete sentences with just a comma--a big no-no!
for videos about fanboys, scroll to bottom of the fanboys page
for commas in a series lessons: click here