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2. Evan walked over to a display of books he picked
up a novel by Stephen King.

3. In the checkout line, Olivia dropped a quarter it

rolled across the floor until a white-haired man placed his foot

on it to stop its progress.

4. Wearing his bathrobe, Lou sleepily walked to the

end of the driveway, he picked up the newspaper and headed

back toward the house.

5. Americans are becoming more aware of the need

to exercise the sale of treadmills, stationary bikes, and weight
training equipment has increased over the last decade.

Method 2: Comma and FANBOYS

Conjunction

Coordinating conjunctions, or FANBOYS conjunctions, are among the

most useful and powerful connecting words in the English language. If

you can remember the nonsense word FANBOYS, you can remember

the seven coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

Pattern: Independent clause, and independent clause.