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 homewor for tomorrow but ______________________________ 4. I have ta en six unit of classes in English as a second language yet
______________________________________________________________________

5. !oreign students must ta e ES" classes in English as a second language yet

______________________________________________________________________

6. Some

students

do

not

li e

to

write

term

papers

nor

______________________________________________________________________

7. #he professor was lecturing so _____________________________________________ 8. I had to write an essay for !riday yet ________________________________________ 9. $ary returned to the li%rary for _____________________________________________ 10. She has to leave class or _________________________________________________

&rite seven compound sentences relating to your experience. 'se 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 and

Subordinator s

Sentence connectors furthermore( %esides( addition( moreover also

Meaning in additional idea

%ut( yet

although though even though whereas while

however( nevertheless( still( contrast idea in contrast

for or if unless conse)uently( thus( accordingly otherwise

reason choice of possi%ilities therefore( result two

so

nor

negative choice

Coordinating conjunction and

Subordinator s

Sentence connectors furthermore( %esides( addition( moreover also

Meaning in additional idea

%ut( yet

although

however( nevertheless( still( contrast idea in contrast

though even though whereas while for otherwise or if unless conse)uently( thus( accordingly therefore( choice of possi%ilities result two reason

so

nor

negative choice

THE CLAUSE #here are two inds of clauses: independent *main+ and dependent *su%ordinate+. An independent clause is a group of words that has a su%ject and ver%. It is used as a part of a sentence %ut is grammatically independent and could therefore stand alone. Examples:

I may declare my major now( %ut I can still change it later. !oreign students suffer from culture shoc when they come to the 'nited States. ,ecause the cost of education has %een rising rapidly( many students are having
financial pro%lems. An independent clause is formed with: Su%ject - .er% - Complement

A dependent clause is introduced with a su%ordinator such as when, while, if, or before. It is followed %y a su%ject( ver%( and complement. It cannot stand alone %ecause the su%ordinator 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: Su%ordinator - Su%ject - .er% - Complement

KI !S "# SE TE CES #here are %asically four inds of sentences in English: simple, compound, comple , compound ! comple .

1. A simple sentence is an independent clause

I play tennis with my friends every weekend "y 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. ,y coordinating conjunction.
I enjoy playing tennis, but I hate playing golf

b. ,y a sentence connector.
I enjoy playing tennis, however, I hate playing golf.

c. ,y a semicolon.

I enjoy playing tennis# I hate playing golf.

3. A complex sentence is the com%ination of an independent clause and a dependent

clause. #he two clauses may %e in either order. $lthough I enjoy playing tennis, I hate golf. I hate golf although I enjoy playing tennis.

4. A compound 0 complex sentence is a com%ination 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

Su%ordinators introduce dependent clauses( which are joined with independent clauses
to then form complex sentence.

C"M$"U ! SE TE CE A compound sentence is made up of two or more independent clauses connected %y a coordinating conjunction( such as and, or, nor, but, for, so, yet. Each clause in a compound sentence must have a su%ject and a ver% and can stand alone. 1unctuate the sentence %y putting a comma *(+ %efore the coordinating conjunction.

A compound sentence is formed with: Independent clause( - coordinating conjunction - independent clause

Examples:

1. 2eorge has applied for a scholarship( and 3iane has re)uested financial aid. *additional
idea related to first idea+.

2. Students may live in the dormitories( or they may live in off4campus housing. * choice of
two possi%ilities+.

3. 2erry has completed two math courses( %ut he must still ta e calculus *contrast with first
clause+.

4. 5on completed his homewor early( so he decided to go to the party. *result of first
clause+.

5. !oreign students must ta e English classes( for they must %e a%le to communicate
easily in spea ing and writing. *reason for first clause+.

6. I have ta en two finals( yet I must ta e two more for this wee (contrast to first clause). 7. $any students do not li e to study for tests( nor do they li e to write term papers.
*negative choice in %oth clauses+. 6ote: in the last sentence( the word order after nor is that of typical English )uestion. #his is standard practice for this conjunction