Compound Sentence

Compound Sentence

A compound sentence is composed of two simple sentences joined together by a comma and a coordinating conjunction. So, a compound sentences consists of two independent clauses. There are seven coordinating conjunctions in English: and, but, so, or, for, nor, and yet. Here are compound sentences: Tom loves Erica, and she loves him. Jack loves Jean, but she loves Ronald. Jack should forget Jean, or he will die a lonely man. Jean doesn't love Jack, so she won't marry him. Bob is tired, yet he is not going to sleep. We rarely stay in hotels, for we can't afford it. I can't swim well, nor can I play tennis. RULES FOR USING COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS ■ and joins sentences that are alike. ■ but joins sentences that are opposite or show contrast. ■ so joins sentences when the second sentence expresses the result of something described in the first sentence. ■ or joins sentences that give choices or alternatives. ■ yet has approximately the same meaning as but', that is, it shows contrast or joins opposites. ■ for means because; it introduces a reason or cause. ■ nor means not this and not that; use nor to join two negative sentences. NOTE-1: The word order after nor is like a question. The helping verb (is, does, did, can, will, etc.) comes before the subject of the part of the sentence introduced by nor. NOTE-2: Use a comma before the coordinating conjunction in compound sentences only. Do not use a comma when joining compound elements in simple sentences. Notice the difference: Compound sentence. The bride may have one bridesmaid, or she may have several. Simple sentence with a compound complement: The bride may have one bridesmaid or several. Compound sentence: They wanted to get married immediately, but they decided to wait until June. Simple sentence with a compound verb: They wanted to get married immediately but decided to wait until June. The second way to make a compound sentence is to join the two independent clauses with a semicolon (;). Tom loves Erica; she loves him. Jack loves Jean; she loves Ronald. Jean doesn't love Jack; she won't marry him. NOTE: Or cannot be replaced by a semicolon. A third way to make a compound sentence is to join the two independent clauses with a semicolon + sentence connector + comma. A sentence connector is a word such as however or therefore. Here is a list of frequently used sentence connectors and their approximate meanings. Sentence Connector Meaning moreover and furthermore and however but otherwise or, in the sense of "if not" therefore so, in the sense of "as a result" Tom loves Erica; moreover, she loves him. Tom loves Erica; furthermore, she loves him. Jack loves Jean; however, she loves Ronald. Jack should forget Jean; otherwise, he will die a lonely man. Jean doesn't love Jack; therefore, she won't marry him.