1. Compound Sentences 1
(Hogue, A. (1996) First Steps in Academic Writing. Addison Wesley Publishing. Pages 53-64))

2. Compound Sentences
A compound sentence is two simple sentences connected by a comma and a coordinating conjunction.

3. Examples Simple sentence Coordinating conjunction
My family goes camping every summer,
and
we usually have fun.
Last year we went camping at Blue Lake,
but
we had a horrible time.
Next year we will go to the beach, or
perhaps we will stay home.
We want to buy a house soon, so
we need to save some money.

4. Coordinating conjunctions
FAN BOYS
For
And
Nor
But Or
Yet So

5. Don't confuse a compound sentence with a simple sentence that has a compound verb.

6. Simple or compound? Which sentences need a comma?
The summers where I grew up were warm and sunny.
The days were long so my brothers and I played outside until late.
We played hide-and-seek and tag or caught bugs.
We put the bugs in jars and our father punched holes in the lid.
Then we showed them to my sister and she screamed.

7. Practice Simple or Compound Instructions: Simple or Compound
If the sentence is correct, write "correct sentence."
If the sentence is compound, rewrite it with a comma in the correct place.

8. AND/OR/BUT/SO AND connects sentences with similar ideas.
My friend is an art student, and her husband plays in a rock band.
OR connects sentences that express choices.
Every weekend they go to a concert, or they visit an art gallery.

9. BUT connects sentences with contrasting ideas.
She likes classical music, but she doesn't like rock.
So connects a reason and result.
They both like jazz, so they go to jazz concerts together.

10. AND/OR/BUT/SO

11. And, or, but, so
Instructions: Connect the simple sentences (using AND, BUT, SO, OR) to make compound sentences.
Practice

12. Run-ons and comma splices.

14. Practice
PDF Comma Splices and Run-ons.