Sentence Pattern 1 Pattern 1 COMPOUND SENTENCE SEMICOLON

Sentence Pattern #1

Pattern 1 • COMPOUND SENTENCE: SEMICOLON, NO CONJUNCTION – Two short, related sentences now joined S V ; S V Ex: My cat lost her ball; I don’t know where. .

When to Use this Pattern • Have similar ideas in several sentences – Combine ideas into a more powerful sentence • Revision: find paragraphs with many short sentences that have parallel ideas – Combine these sentences to give message a more forceful impact

Reminder • What’s an independent clause? • What’s a fragment?

Reminder • What is a subordinate clause? – Clue: • Because • If • When • After

Common Errors • Because so many of us work; we hardly have time to cook. • I rushed out of the house at 9; the dance having started at 8: 30. • For example; the roses were a symbol of compassion and love.

Variation 1 A • Use a conjunctive adverb (connector) such as – however -moreover -consequently S V -hence -therefore -thus - then -nevertheless -likewise -accordingly ; however, S V . • Example: She exercised every day and cut back on food; however, she didn’t lose any weight.

Variation 1 B • Use one of the coordinating conjunctions (also connectors): for, and, nor, but, or, yet or so. (FANBOYS) S V ; S V , and S V. • Example: I didn’t do it; John said he didn’t do it, but the vase was certainly broken.

Variation 1 C • Use two or more semicolons to connect three or more complete sentences: S V ; S V . • Example: John got an A; Jennie also got an A; unfortunately George got a C.