1. The Art of Styling Sentences

2. Chapter 1: The Twenty Patterns
Pattern 1: Compound Sentence with semicolon and no conjunction
Two short, related sentences joined.
S_________V; S________V

3. Pattern 1
This pattern helps you join two short, simple sentences having two closely related ideas. Problems?
The fused or run-on sentence(which has no punctuation between the sentences. Ex: I texted him yesterday but he didn’t answer
The comma splice (using a comma instead of the correct punctuation.

4. Pattern 1: When to Use it
When you have talked about similar ideas in several sentences
When you combine them you will have a single, more powerful sentence
Examples:
Gloria, try on these jeans; they seem to be your size.
Some people dream of being something; others stay awake and are

5. Pattern 1 Practice Complete each sentence with an independent clause:
The weekend was especially fun; ___________________________________.
After they won the game, the tennis team went home; ____________________________.
The large blue whale came very close to the boat; ______________________________.