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FANBOYS, SWABI, & THAMO
FANBOYS, SWABI, & THAMO
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Coordinating/subordinating conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs
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FANBOY: She has to go to the store, but she is in the middle of her soap operas.
Soap Operas
She
To
But
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FANBOYS: Pumbaa and I visited my grandmother last weekend.
Connecting Objects
Connecting Verbs
Connecting Subjects
Connecting Complete Thoughts
3
What does THAMO stand for in its simplest form?
To Have Also Mine Our
This Has A Mind Of...its own.
Therefore However As a matter of fact Meanwhile Otherwise
A kind of temperature
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THAMO: Katniss wanted to see a movie
,
therefore
,
she had to finish her chores first.
THAMO
Katniss
However
Therefore
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FANBOYS: Right now, Draco Malfoy is juggling three tennis balls and jumping rope.
Connecting Complete Thoughts
Connecting Objects
Connecting Verbs
Connecting Subjects
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What does FANBOYS stand for?
For And Nor But Or Yet So
For Also Before Over Yet So
Forgot About Boys Over Yetis Sorry
Forever And Both Or Yes So
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THAMO: I planned on going for a run; however, the weather did not cooperate with me.
Planned
However
Up
Cooperate
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If a THAMO appears at the front of the sentence, do you need a comma directly after it?
No
Yes
What's a comma?
Maybe
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FANBOYS: At the play, Ron Weasley laughed and cried.
Connecting Objects
Connecting Verbs
Connecting Complete Thoughts
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If a FANBOYS appears in the middle of a sentence, does it need a comma BEFORE IT?
Only if you use the word "For."
Yes (for all FANBOYS except "For")
Only if you use the word "BUT."
No, it does not.
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FANBOYS: Simba likes to cook dinner, and I prefer to get takeout.
Connecting Subjects
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Connecting Complete Thoughts
Connecting Objects
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FANBOYS: Hermione Granger decorated her notebook with markers, and I used stickers.
Connecting Subjects
Connecting Verbs
Connecting Complete Thoughts
Connecting Objects
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FANBOYS: Ginny Weasley has a giant pool and a hot tub at her house.
Connecting Objects
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Connecting Complete Thoughts
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SWABI: Erik knew he could win the spelling bee if he memorized all the words in the booklet.
All
The
In
If
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What does SWABI stand for in its simplest form?
It does not stand for anything. It's a place.
Super Wow Awesome Beautiful Impressive
So What An By It
Since While After Before If
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SWABI: After she went to the store, she fell asleep on her couch.
On
She
After
Went
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PUNCTUATION: SWABI: Because I went to the store I don't have any money.
Because I went to the store, I don't have any money.
Because I went to the store. I don't have any money.
Because I went to the store; I don't have any money.
Because I went to the store I don't have any money.
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PUNCTUATION: THAMO: Dan stayed up too late...
...playing games. As a result, he slept through his alarm.
...playing games, As a result, he slept through his alarm.
...playing games. As a result he slept through his alarm.
...playing games; as a result, he slept through his alarm.
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PUNCTUATION: THAMO: Greg waited in line...
... for hours finally he bought tickets from the cashier.
... for hours. Finally, he bought tickets from the cashier.
... for hours; finally, he bought tickets from the cashier.
... for hours. Finally he bought tickets from the cashier.
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What type of punctuation goes before your THAMO when connecting two complete thoughts?
Colon
Period
Comma
Semicolon
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When starting a sentence with a SWABI, do you have to have a comma somewhere in the sentence?
Only when using "BECAUSE."
Yes
Only when using "IF."
No
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FANBOYS: Peeta Mellark's dog won't stop barking, and I am starting to get a headache.
Connecting Verbs
Connecting Subjects
Connecting Objects
Connecting Complete Thoughts
