Compound Sentences

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Compound Sentences

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What is a compound sentence?

• A compound sentence occurs when you join two
  sentences (independent clauses, main clauses)
  that are related, together to form one sentence.
• Each sentence has to have its own subject and
  verb and make a complete thought. These sentences
  are joined by one of three methods.

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Complete Sentences

• SENTENCES (independent clauses, main clauses)
• 1I love you. 2I want to marry you.
• 3My name is Nina. 4I am 18 years old.
• 5I attend CPCC. 6I am taking an English course.

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Forming Compound SentencesMethod I

• Comma and Coordinating Conjunction
• ,for ,and ,nor ,but
• ,or ,yet ,so

• Examples
• I love you, so I want to marry you.
• My name is Nina, and I am 18 years old.
• I attend CPCC, for I am taking an English course.

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Forming Compound Sentences

• Method II
• Using the SEMICOLON

• Examples
• I love you I want to marry you.
• My name is Nina I am 18 years old.
• I attend CPCC I am taking an English course.

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Forming Compound SentencesMethod III
Semicolon and Conjunctive Adverb _ Comma
however, therefore, furthermore,

• Examples
• I love you consequently, I want to marry you.
• My name is Nina furthermore, I am 18 years old.
• I attend CPCC furthermore, I am taking an
  English course.

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Errors in Compound Sentence Use
A comma splice occurs when you join two sentences
with a comma alone.

• The following examples contain comma splices
• I love you, I want to marry you.
• My name is Nina, I am 18 years old.
• I attend CPCC, I am taking an English class.

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Errors in Compound Sentence Use
A run on or fused sentence occurs when you join
two complete sentences with no punctuation.

• The following are examples of run on or fused
  sentences
• I love you I want to marry you.
• My name is Nina I am 18 years old.
• I attend CPCC I am taking an English class.

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X
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Examples showing the correct punctuation of
compound sentences

• I do not want to date you, nor do I want to see
  you.
• Bobby didnt see you last night, nor did Betty
  see you.
• Ron did not act his age nevertheless, he is
  still my cousin.
• Nina is studying very hard meanwhile, Kathryn is
  on a date.

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Compound Sentences

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