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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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SYNTAX Compound sentence

"I enjoy cooking because it makes me happy." Is this a compound sentence? Is the conjunction 'because' a co-ordinating conjunction or a sub-ordinating conjunction? Are there two independent clauses i.e. 'I enjoy cooking' and 'it makes me happy'.?

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Annette
  

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'Because' is a subordinating conjunction, so it is a complex sentence with only one independent clause. The coordinating conjunctions are: ' FANBOYS ': F or- A nd- N or- B ut- O r- Y et- S o.

— Mister Micawber

  • 'Because' is a subordinating conjunction, so it is a complex sentence with only one independent clause.
  • The coordinating conjunctions are: ' FANBOYS ': F or- A nd- N or- B ut- O r- Y et- S o.
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'Because' is a subordinating conjunction, so it is a complex sentence with only one independent clause. The coordinating conjunctions are: 'FANBOYS': For-And-Nor-But-Or-Yet-So.
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Anonymous"I enjoy cooking because it makes me happy." Is this a compound sentence? Is the conjunction 'because' a co-ordinating conjunction or a sub-ordinating conjunction? Are there two independent clauses i.e. 'I enjoy cooking' and 'it makes me happy'.?
Many thanks
Annette
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"Are there two independent clauses i.e. 'I enjoy cooking' and '
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