COMPOUND

SENTENCES
MARY GRACE S. GAGUI
Division of Pampanga
Sasmuan District
Sebitanan Integrated School
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and What can you say about the
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The girl sings sweetly and the boy

plays his guitar.
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out
and
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and the boy plays his
guitar.
How many ideas are in the
sentence?
The girl sings sweetly.
The boy plays his guitar.
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out The girl sings sweetly is a
and group of words that
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thought and it is called
independent clause.

The same is true with The

boy
plays his guitar. It is also
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can stand alone. By
itself, it is already a
simple sentence.
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out The two independent
and clauses can be
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connected by a word
called conjunction.
The girl sings sweetly
conjunctio
and the boy plays his
n

guitar.
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many of our
questions and
it creates wonderful
things too.
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and- connects
or
adds
equal
ideas.
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Some scientists study

languages but they
dont speak all
languages.
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but shows contrast
between two
ideas
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I have to study or
I will fail.
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or tells choice between

two ideas.
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I have to go to
school
at seven so I will
wake up at six.
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so shows cause
and effect
relationship
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very hungry for she
ate everything
immediately.
for is used for
explaining why
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Hes 72 years old, yet
he still swims fast.

yet contrast ideas

despite
something
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and I wasnt going to hide
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nor was I going to run
away.
nor for two non-
contrasting
gram-
matically
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Two independent clauses
(simple sentences) joined
by conjunctions for, and,
nor, but, or, yet and so is
called compound
sentence.used are called
Conjunctions
coordinating conjunctions.
 These conjunctions are
known for their
acronym.
F- for
A- and
N- nor
B- but
O- or
Y- yet
S- s0
Try
and Combine the following
independent clauses to
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make compound
sentence.
1.Our backyard is wide.
2. It has good soil.
Our backyard is wide
and
 1.I planted vegetables
last
week.
2. Nothing grew of
I planted vegetables
them.
last week but nothing
grew of them.
 1. Are you going with
us?
2. You stay at home.
Are you going with us
or you stay at home?
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Combine the pair of
independent
clauses to form compound

sentences.
1. a. Annes father
prepared
Annes father
prepared
the boat and he
sailed on the sea.
2. a.Joan studied her
lessons
well.
b. She passed
Joan studied her the test.
lessons
well so she passed the
 3.a. I was on time.
b. Everyone else was
late.
I was on time but
everyone
else was late.
 What do you call two
independent clauses
joined by conjunction?
Compound sentence
 What is a compound
sentence?

A compound sentence is
made up of two independent
clauses joined by coordinating
conjunction.
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and
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Combine the following pair
of simple sentences using
appropriate conjunctions.

1. a. I like coffee.
b. She prefers tea.
2. a. Ive drunk six cups of
coffee.
b. Ive got a headache.
3. a. I will go to SM on
Sunday.
b. I will buy some clothes.
4. a. Andrea was cold.
b. She wore her coat.
5. a. Would you like cake?
b. Biscuits will do for your
coffee.