Compound Sentence

—is a sentence that has 2 independent clauses. They can be connect in different ways:

1. with a coordinating conjunction
2. with a conjunctive adverb,
3. with a semicolon. (;)

Compound sentence with coordinating conjunction

—is to connect 2 independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction ‘fanboys’, There is a comma before the conjunction, omit the comma when the clauses are very short.

In English, when we want to show that ideas are equally important, we use coordination.

Relationship.—————— Coordinating conjunction

Addition.—————————-And

Contrast.—————————-But

Result. ——————————So

Choice. ——————————Or

Surprise.——————————Yet

Reason. ——————————For

Addition of a negative.———-Nor

eg.

• Every summer, we went to the beach, and sometimes we camped there all night.
• When I was a child, I want to be a movie star, but when I grew up, my idea changed.
• My room is cold, for the heater is broken.
• I am the youngest child in her family, so I didn’t have many responsibilities.
• It doesn’t battery if you win or lose.
• I don’t like hot milk or cold coffee.
• As a result, I can’t swim, nor can my brothers swim.
• He was tired, yet happy.