compound sentences. compound sentence has 2 or more independent clauses. use the four formulas to...
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Compound Sentences
Compound Sentence
Has 2 or more independent clauses.Use the four formulas to build compound
sentencesSV, SSV, SVV, SSVVMost often we use SV
It’s like gluing two simple sentences together
Compound Sentence Formulas
I,cI She started to cry, so I gave her a tissue.
I;I Maria babysits every weekend; she is saving
money to buy a car.
I = Independent Clause (SV, SSV, SVV, SSVV)
C = coordinating conjunction
Coordinating Conjunction
A word that is used with a comma to join two independent clauses.
,for ,but,and ,or,nor ,yet
,so
These are the FANBOYS!
Compound Sentences
Example: (two independent clauses)
The students finished class.They went to lunch.
The students finished class, so they went to lunch.
Semicolons
A semicolon is used to join two independent clauses of a compound sentence Use a semicolon whenever you don’t want
to use a coordinating conjunction
Example: She was going to the store; her mother
wanted her to buy some bread.
Semicolons
She was going to the store; her mother wanted her to buy some bread.
We could use one of our FANBOYS and write it like this:
She was going to the store, so her mother wanted her to buy some bread.We have options!
Examples:
We can play football, or we can play soccer.
Steve played football, so Maria went shopping.
Joe played football, but Julie played soccer.
The milk was not on the counter, nor was it on the table.
Examples
Dr. Lee teaches math; his wife teaches history.
Potatoes and beans were served; the taste was terrible.
The snow is finally melting; it has been on the ground for two weeks.
The salmon swam upstream; they were headed for their home.
Compound Sentence
Don’t mistake a simple sentence with compound subjects/verbs for a compound sentence!
Compound Sentence
The water rose and then receded.Compound verbs
Sarah and Ashley wore a green dress.Compound subjects
The tree fell, and the lumberjack stripped the branches from its trunk.
Her dress was green; her gloves were white.
The water rose and then receded.Can we make this into two separate
sentences?The water rose. Then receded. NO! You MUST have a subject and a
verb for it to be an independent clause!
Her dress was green; her gloves were white.
Can we make this into two separate sentences?
Her dress was green.Her gloves were white. YES! You’ve got a compound sentence-
two independent clauses!
Practice
What’s a compound sentence?A sentence with two or more independent
clauses.
How many independent clauses are in a simple sentence?ONE
Practice
What does a coordinating conjunction do?A word used with a comma to join two
independent clauses.
Name one coordinating conjunction:For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Practice
Where do you put a comma in a compound sentence? In front of the coordinating conjunction
What is the semicolons job in a compound sentence?To join the two independent clauses
Practice
What are the formulas for a compound sentence?
I,cII;I
Practice
The part of a sentence that names the person, place, thing, quality, or idea is…?Subject
The part of the sentence that shows the action or state-of-being is…?Verb (predicate)
Practice
How many independent clauses are in these sentences?
The bird rose rapidly and headed west.ONE! It’s a simple sentence
The Angels got creamed by the Devils, for the devils are a better team. TWO! It’s a Compound Sentence
Practice
Where does the comma go?The tree fell and the lumberjack stripped
the branches from its trunk. The tree fell, and the lumberjack stripped
the branches from its trunk.
Practice
Where does the comma go?The bird rose rapidly and headed west.It doesn’t need a comma! It’s a simple
sentence!!!The bird rose rapidly. Headed west.
Practice
Where does the semicolon go?Dr. Lee teaches math his wife teaches
history.Dr. Lee teaches math; his wife teaches
history.
Practice
Where does the comma go?The Angels got creamed by the Devils
for the Devils are a better team.The Angels got creamed by the Devils,
for the Devils are a better team.
Practice
Where does the comma go?The Angels played the Devils and lost.It doesn’t need a comma! It’s a simple
sentence!!!The Angels played the Devils.Lost.