Compound and Semi-Compound

sentences
Mukambetov Nursultan
HTTE-1-17(A)
 Content:
1 What is a compound sentence?
Joining the Independent Clauses
2 in a Compound Sentence

3 Semi-Compound Sentence

4 Conclusion
 What is a compound sentence?
The compound sentence is a composite sentence built
on the principle of coordination.
 A compound sentence has at least two independent clauses

Independent clause Independent clause

I DRINK GREEN TEA , BUT THEY DRINK COFFEE

JOINING METHOD

This clause could stand alone as a sentence This clause could stand alone as a sentence
 Joining the Independent Clauses in a Compound
Sentence

A conjunction
A semicolon A colon
with a comma

A conjunction
A dash with a
semicolon
A conjunction with a comma
(e.g., ", and")
I like tea, and he likes coffee.
 A semicolon
I like hot chocolate; it sends me to sleep.
 A colon
I know one thing: I love that girl.

REMEMBER!
(This is rare because the words after a colon are
not often an independent clause.)
 A dash
I know you're here — I can smell your perfume.
A conjunction with a semicolon
(e.g., "; and")
After the lights went out, I could hear you
whispering; and I know you were talking about
me.
(This is rare because it's an outdated style.)
The length of the compound sentence in terms of
the number of its clausal parts the same as with
the complex sentence, is in principle unlimited
 SEMI-COMPOUND
SENTENCE

The semi-compound sentence is a semi-composite

sentence built up on the principle of coordination
There was nothing else, only her face in front of
me. → There was nothing else in front of me. +
There was only her face in front of me.
 The semi-compound sentence of predicate
coordination is derived from minimum two base
sentences having identical subjects.

The soldier was badly wounded. +The soldier

stayed in the ranks. → The soldier was badly
wounded, but stayed in the ranks.
 And-semi-compound
The officer parked the car at the end of the terrace
and went into the Mission. → The officer parked
the car, then went into the Mission.
 Reference:
• Blokh M. Theoretical grammar of
the English language. – M., 1983.