Compound sentence Compound sentence A sentence consists of

Compound sentence

Compound sentence • A sentence consists of two simple sentences joined together by a comma and a coordinating conjunction. (From Oshima and Hogue (1999). Writing academic English. White Plains, NY. Longman. pp 152 – 177) 1. Women love to watch soccer match, for they admire the players. 2. Women join health club, and they tend to practice regularly. 3. Men play soccer, but women prefer futsal.

Coordinators (coordinating conjunctions) Categories Addition Continuation Contrast Examples And then But, yet Choice Result Reason Or, nor So For

The keys are … • • F (for) A (and) N (nor) B (but) O (or) Y (yet) S (so) • • Both … and … Either … or … Neither … nor … Not only … but also …

FANBOYS 1. Rebecca has a big salary …… she does too much shopping. 2. Credit card is very useful for some people …… it can be used to pay at many stores. 3. My big sister is a business women …… she often travel overseas; …… she needs a credit card.

Combine the following sentences! 1. I travel to Baron beach. I meet my ex-boyfriend. 2. I like traditional dance. She doesn’t like traditional dance. 3. Donny left his wallet. He was in hurry. 4. You pay your rent now. You should pack you bags.

Continued … 5. He can’t swim. His brother can’t swim. 6. Sarah works in a foreign law firm. She gets a good salary. 7. We bought a kilogram of apple. It was all rotten.

Key to answer 1. Addition: and 2. Contrast: but 3. Result: so 4. Choice: or 5. Surprise: yet 6. Reason: for 7. Addition of a negative: nor

Combine the sentences with the correct coordinating conjunctions. 1. My father loves kitchen appliances. He buys a new one almost every week. 2. A few of the appliances are useful. Most of them just take up space. 3. We ran out of space for them in the kitchen. He started to store them in the living room. 4. My mother asked my father to stop buying appliances. She would throw them out.

Continue… 5. Dad came home the next week with three new ones. Mom wasn’t upset. 6. Maybe she realized that buying little appliances is harmless. None of them cost a lot of money. 7. After all, he doesn’t buy sports cars. He doesn’t bring home a new boat every week.

Key to answer 1. Addition: and 2. Contrast: but 3. Result: so 4. Choice: or 5. Surprise: yet 6. Reason: for 7. Addition of a negative: nor

Complete the following sentences 1. Singapore is very close to Indonesia, so …… 2. Every year many new students come to Yogya because ……

Compound sentences – lesson 1. Student can attend the class and ………………… 2. Student can live in dormitories or ……………… 3. I have finished my English task, but ……………… 4. He bought a new pair of shoes, yet ……………… 5. She always drives to the campus by herself for …………

6. Some students do not like writing class nor ………………… 7. Government doesn’t fund petroleum anymore so ……… 8. I not only like to watch football match, but also ……… 9. We cook Lamb Curry for dinner and then ………… 10. I cannot leave my recent job for ………………

Identify the mistakes in the following sentences and correct them. 1. The girl is name is Rebecca. 2. Rebecca is very like to go shopping in luxurious shops. 3. Her always using credit card when shopping. 4. She is very beautifully but very careless with money. 5. She priority is her appearance.

continued 6. We must careful with credit card. 7. Credit card can substitution cash money. 8. Credit card very practical because not must bring money all the time. 9. Today often happen bank robbery so people must careful. 10. Credit card has good solution for busy people.

More coordinating conjunctions Basic forms And Equal to … Beside , furthermore Moreover, also But, yet However, nevertheless Nonetheless Or Otherwise So Accordingly , consequently Hence , therefore Thus

Complete the following sentences! 1. Pregnant woman can go to antenatal clinic; otherwise, … 2. Midwife is responsible for pregnant woman’s health; moreover, … 3. Sandy is in her second month of pregnancy; however, … 4. Morning sickness is a disturbing phase; consequently, … 5. She always do regular check-ups; also, …