Compound Sentence

Add another independent clause to the following independent clauses to form compound

sentences. Circle the conjunctions and punctuate the sentences correctly.

Example: the college campus is located in the center of the city so it is very easy to my

shopping

1. Students can attend day classes and ________________________________________

2. Students my live in the dormitories or ________________________________________

3. I have completed my homework for tomorrow but ______________________________

4. I have taken six unit of classes in English as a second language yet

______________________________________________________________________

5. Foreign students must take ESL classes in English as a second language yet

______________________________________________________________________

6. Some students do not like to write term papers nor

______________________________________________________________________

7. The professor was lecturing so _____________________________________________

8. I had to write an essay for Friday yet ________________________________________

9. Mary returned to the library for _____________________________________________

10. She has to leave class or _________________________________________________

Write seven compound sentences relating to your experience. Use each coordinating

conjunction once. Circle the conjunction and punctuate correctly.

I want to be an English teacher so I have to study hard

Coordinating conjunction

Subordinators

Sentence connectors Meaning

and

but, yet

for

or

so

nor

although

though

even though

whereas

while

if

unless

furthermore, besides, in addition, moreover also

however, nevertheless, still, in contrast

otherwise

consequently, therefore, thus, accordingly

additional idea

contrast idea

reason

choice of two possibilities

result

negative choice

Coordinating conjunction

Subordinators

Sentence connectors Meaning

and

but, yet although

furthermore, besides, in addition, moreover also

however, nevertheless, still, in contrast

additional idea

contrast idea

for

or

so

nor

though

even though

whereas

while

if

unless

otherwise

consequently, therefore, thus, accordingly

reason

choice of two possibilities

result

negative choice

THE CLAUSE

There are two kinds of clauses: independent (main) and dependent (subordinate).

An independent clause is a group of words that has a subject and verb. It is used as a

part of a sentence but is grammatically independent and could therefore stand alone.

Examples:

I may declare my major now , but I can still change it later.

Foreign students suffer from culture shock when they come to the United States.

Because the cost of education has been rising rapidly, many students are having

financial problems.

An independent clause is formed with: Subject + Verb + Complement

A dependent clause is introduced with a subordinator such as when, while, if, or before.

It is followed by a subject, verb, and complement. It cannot stand alone because the

subordinator signals need an independent clause to complete the meaning of the sentence.

Examples:

When the semester was over …

… if you leave your car unlocked.

Because I had a job interview…

A dependent clause is formed with: Subordinator + Subject + Verb + Complement

KINDS OF SENTENCES

There are basically four kinds of sentences in English: simple, compound, complex,

compound – complex.

1. A simple sentence is an independent clause

I play tennis with my friends every weekend

My friend and I play tennis and go bowling every weekend

2. A compound sentence is two or more independent clause joined together in any one of

three ways.

a. By coordinating conjunction.

I enjoy playing tennis, but I hate playing golf

b. By a sentence connector.

I enjoy playing tennis, however, I hate playing golf.

c. By a semicolon.

I enjoy playing tennis; I hate playing golf.

3. A complex sentence is the combination of an independent clause and a dependent

clause. The two clauses may be in either order.

Although I enjoy playing tennis, I hate golf.

I hate golf although I enjoy playing tennis.

4. A compound – complex sentence is a combination of two or more independent clauses

and one or more dependent clauses.

I hate playing golf, but I enjoy playing tennis even though I am not very good at it.

Use connectors

Coordinating conjunction and sentence connectors join independent clauses to form

compound sentences

Subordinators introduce dependent clauses, which are joined with independent clauses

to then form complex sentence.

COMPOUND SENTENCE

A compound sentence is made up of two or more independent clauses connected by a

coordinating conjunction, such as and, or, nor, but, for, so, yet. Each clause in a compound

sentence must have a subject and a verb and can stand alone. Punctuate the sentence by

putting a comma (,) before the coordinating conjunction.

A compound sentence is formed with:

Independent clause, + coordinating conjunction + independent clause

Examples:

1. George has applied for a scholarship, and Diane has requested financial aid. (additional

idea related to first idea).

2. Students may live in the dormitories, or they may live in off-campus housing. ( choice of

two possibilities).

3. Gerry has completed two math courses, but he must still take calculus (contrast with first

clause).

4. Ron completed his homework early, so he decided to go to the party. (result of first

clause).

5. Foreign students must take English classes, for they must be able to communicate

easily in speaking and writing. (reason for first clause).

6. I have taken two finals, yet I must take two more for this week (contrast to first clause).

7. Many students do not like to study for tests, nor do they like to write term papers.

(negative choice in both clauses).

Note: in the last sentence, the word order after nor is that of typical English question. This is

standard practice for this conjunction