Conjunctions

Coordinating Conjunctions:

FANBOYS (connecting ICs and S / V / O) Ex. For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

Subordinating Conjunctions(SC):

Ex. As, After, Although, While, When, Whenever, Unless, Until, Before, Because, If, Since.

Irregular Ex. Even, That, Which, Once *Not Always

Clauses

Independent Clauses:

Subject and Verb. Ex. It rained. He cooked a delicious dinner and cleaned the house.

Dependent Clauses:

SC, DC, IC

Punctuation: DC, IC, ICDC

When a sentence starts with a DC, there is a comma.

There is no comma when a DC is in the middle or end

Ex. Whenever, I was away.. (No Comma)

Sentence Types

ICDC DC,IC

Simple Sentence - one Independent clause

Compound Sentence - two Independent clauses

Complex Sentence - one Independent clause, (atleast) one Dependent clause

Compound-Complex - two Independent clauses, (atleast) one Dependent clause