Semicolons, Commas, FANBOYS and Conjunctions

Semi-colons: Confusing series

The party included Jo, who poured the tea; her mother, Marmee; John Brooke, the tutor; Laurie; Meg, who baked the cookies; and the other March girls.
Comma:
I walked – simple sentence independent clause
Compound sentence
I walked but Reza ran
Red = predicate
Blue = subject
Green = fanboys
1 Independent clause + coordinate Conjunction + 1 independent clause = compound sentence
Conjunctions
* For * And * Nor * But * Or * Yet * So
Complex sentence
While I walked, Reza ran.
Subordinate conjunction + independent clause = dependent clause + independent clause = complex sentence * Because * Since * If * When * While * After * Although * As * Even though * Before * Then
Carina jumped, after she had a bad dream.
Navya jumped after Carina jumped.
One Direction fell off the stage, because Aaron Yan broke his knee
While 2ne1 was training, Big Bang debuted.
Selena Gomez broke up with Justin Bieber, since he was with a model.
If you don’t use a comma properly in this sentence, Mrs. Long will destroy you.
Eddie laughed and Mrs. Long ignored him while the class stared.

Compound Complex sentence
Independent clause + Fanboys+ Independent clause + Dependent clause
Compound+ dependent clause
= compound complex

Based on purpose
Declarative – statement (.)
Exclamatory – (!)
Interrogative – (?)
Imperative – (!,.) order
Two independent clause- subject and predicate + subject and predicate
Compound sentences independent clause+ coordinate conjunction+independent clause
George’s wife unsuccessful searches for the cat, and she then returns to the hotel * Comma comes before the fanboy if it is an independent clause after the fanboy
Because Mary and Samantha arrive at the bus station before noon, I did not see them at the station.
I did not see them at the station because Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station before noon.
Subordinate conjunction makes the sentence feel incomplete
Comma comes before if there is an independent clause after the subordinate conjunction