Compound

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Compound Sentences
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Use and or but to join two complete sentences to
make a compound sentence.
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Always use a comma before the joining word in a
compound sentence.
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Jiro-San knew many secrets of the sea. Taro
learned some of them.
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Jiro-San knew many secrets of the sea, and Taro
learned some of them.
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Jiro-San was Taros good friend. Yuko didnt like
him.
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Jiro-San was Taros good friend, but Yuko didnt
like him.
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Taro listened carefully from the rock. All he
heard were seagulls crying.
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Taro listened carefully from the rock, but all he
heard were seagulls crying.
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Together they cleaned the beach. Jiro-Sans old
friends did not come.
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Together they cleaned the beach, but Jiro-Sans
old friends did not come.
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One night they saw a school of dolphins. Another
night they saw two whales swimming.
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One night they saw a school of dolphins, and
another night they saw two whales swimming.
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The turtles laid their eggs on the beach. The
eggs hatched eight weeks later.
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The turtles laid their eggs on the beach, and the
eggs hatched eight weeks later.