Conjunction Junction, what’s your function?
F.A.N.B.O.Y.S.
,For
,And
,Nor
,But
,Or
,Yet
,So
And they’re preceded by a comma when they make up a complete thought in a sentence!
Conjunctions and comma splices
Normally, a complete sentence with two separate thoughts gets a conjunction.
- Jack went to the movies, and Jane went to the skating rink.
(Each portion is complete by itself; they can form two separate sentences.)
If the conjunction is dropped along with the comma, a SEMI-COLON replaces it (see above).
FANBOY fakers! (boo! hiss!!)
- However; moreover; therefore (when used in the middle of a sentence).
(A complete thought/idea is needed before-and-after in the sentence.)
- “Basketball is my favorite sport; however, I am also a track star.”
- “I aced every paper; therefore, you could raise my grade accordingly.”
