Compound or Complex?

• Compound sentence—two equally important ideas joined by a FAN BOYS conjunction: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, or a semicolon

• Complex sentence—two ideas joined, but one is less important than the other and does not make sense without the more important part

• 1. Even though email can be a valuable asset in your personal and professional life, there are drawbacks, too.

• Compound

• Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

• Compound sentence—two equally important ideas joined by a FAN BOYS conjunction: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, or a semicolon

• Complex sentence—two ideas joined, but one is less important than the other and does not make sense without the more important part

• 2. Unwanted and unsolicited emails are called spam, and Americans receive billions of them every year.

• Compound

• Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

• Compound sentence—two equally important ideas joined by a FAN BOYS conjunction: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, or a semicolon

• Complex sentence—two ideas joined, but one is less important than the other and does not make sense without the more important part

• 3. While spam is a distraction and a nuisance, they can also be used to spread dangerous computer viruses.

• Compound

• Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

• Compound sentence—two equally important ideas joined by a FAN BOYS conjunction: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, or a semicolon

• Complex sentence—two ideas joined, but one is less important than the other and does not make sense without the more important part

• 4. Anti-spam laws have not been very effective since more than half of all spam comes from servers outside the U.S.

• Compound

• Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

• Compound sentence—two equally important ideas joined by a FAN BOYS conjunction: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, or a semicolon

• Complex sentence—two ideas joined, but one is less important than the other and does not make sense without the more important part

• 5. Americans receive more than 200 billion spam emails every year, but there are some basic steps you can take to keep your inbox spam-free.

• Compound

• Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

• Compound sentence—two equally important ideas joined by a FAN BOYS conjunction: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, or a semicolon

• Complex sentence—two ideas joined, but one is less important than the other and does not make sense without the more important part

• 6. Choose a more complicated, less personal user name for your email address; [e-mail] will get less spam than [e-mail].

• Compound

• Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

• Compound sentence—two equally important ideas joined by a FAN BOYS conjunction: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, or a semicolon

• Complex sentence—two ideas joined, but one is less important than the other and does not make sense without the more important part

• 7.Because spammers collect email addresses from personal Web sites, chat rooms, and message boards, use caution when handing out your email address.

• Compound

• Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

• Compound sentence—two equally important ideas joined by a FAN BOYS conjunction: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, or a semicolon

• Complex sentence—two ideas joined, but one is less important than the other and does not make sense without the more important part

• 8. Whenever you respond to spam, you confirm to the spammer that your email address is valid.

• Compound

• Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

• Compound sentence—two equally important ideas joined by a FAN BOYS conjunction: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, or a semicolon

• Complex sentence—two ideas joined, but one is less important than the other and does not make sense without the more important part

• 9. Most email programs have a filter option that screens incoming email, so set up your inbox to accept only email from certain addresses.

• Compound

• Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

• Compound sentence—two equally important ideas joined by a FAN BOYS conjunction: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, or a semicolon

• Complex sentence—two ideas joined, but one is less important than the other and does not make sense without the more important part

• 10. If you want more protection from spam, consider an anti-spam program that identifies and eliminates spam.

• Compound

• Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A