Compound Sentence Definition n A compound sentence has

Compound Sentence

Definition n A compound sentence has two or more independent clauses. n i. e. The students finished class, and they went to lunch. n Kevin did not want to hurt Kathy’s feelings, so he said nothing about her mistake. n I want to see my sister soon, for she has been in Switzerland for two years.

How’s it work? n n May use either: a coordinating conjunction and a , Or ; (used to join two independent clauses)

Compound Sentences vs Simple Sentences with Compound Subjects and Compound Verbs

Compound vs Simple n Simple Sentence n Compound Sentence n The men and women met at the station and went to dinner. n The men met at the station, and the women went to dinner. n The ducks and geese squawked and fluttered their wings. n The ducks squawked, and the geese fluttered their wings. n Harry and Joe ate ice cream and drank pop. n Harry ate ice cream, and Joe drank pop.

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So, what does a conjunction do? n They join words, phrases, and clauses n Three types of conjunctions n n n Coordinating Subordinating Correlative

Coordinating conjunctions n Link two nouns n n Link two independent clauses (using a comma) n n Example: Duck hunting and pheasant hunting are two different sports. Example: Peyton loves to climb up trees , and Madelyn races to the top. Link two phrases n Example: Liam is exhausted but will not go to sleep.

Common coordinating conjunctions (FAN BOYS) n for n and n nor n but n or n yet n so