1. Compound Sentence

2. Definition A compound sentence has two or more independent clauses. i.e. The students finished class, and they went to lunch. Kevin did not want to hurt Kathy’s feelings, so he said nothing about her mistake. I want to see my sister soon, for she has been in Switzerland for two years.

3. How’s it work? May use either: a coordinating conjunction and a, Or ; (used to join two independent clauses)

4. Compound Sentences vs Simple Sentences with Compound Subjects and Compound Verbs

5. Compound vs Simple Simple Sentence The men and women met at the station and went to dinner. The ducks and geese squawked and fluttered their wings. Harry and Joe ate ice cream and drank pop. Compound Sentence The men met at the station, and the women went to dinner. The ducks squawked, and the geese fluttered their wings. Harry ate ice cream, and Joe drank pop.

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7. So, what does a conjunction do? They join words, phrases, and clauses Three types of conjunctions Coordinating Subordinating Correlative

8. Coordinating conjunctions Link two nouns Example: Duck hunting and pheasant hunting are two different sports. Link two independent clauses (using a comma) Example: Peyton loves to climb up trees,and Madelyn races to the top. Link two phrases Example: Liam is exhausted but will not go to sleep.

9. Common coordinating conjunctions (FAN BOYS) for and nor but or yet so