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Compound Sentences

Compound Sentences. Compound Sentence. Has 2 or more independent clauses. Use the four formulas to build compound sentences SV, SSV, SVV, SSVV Most often we use SV It’s like gluing two simple sentences together. Compound Sentence Formulas. I ,c I

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Compound Sentences

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  1. Compound Sentences

  2. Compound Sentence • Has 2 or more independent clauses. • Use the four formulas to build compound sentences • SV, SSV, SVV, SSVV • Most often we use SV • It’s like gluing two simple sentences together

  3. Compound Sentence Formulas I,cI • Shestarted to cry, so Igave her a tissue. I;I • Mariababysits every weekend;sheis saving money to buy a car. I = Independent Clause (SV, SSV, SVV, SSVV) C = coordinating conjunction

  4. Coordinating Conjunction • A word that is used with a comma to join two independent clauses. ,for ,but ,and ,or ,nor,yet ,so These are the FANBOYS!

  5. Compound Sentences • Example: (two independent clauses) • The studentsfinished class. • Theywent to lunch. • The studentsfinished class, so theywent to lunch.

  6. Semicolons • A semicolon is used to join two independent clauses of a compound sentence • Use a semicolon whenever you don’t want to use a coordinating conjunction Example: • She was going to the store; her mother wanted her to buy some bread.

  7. Semicolons • She was going to the store; her mother wanted her to buy some bread. • We could use one of our FANBOYS and write it like this: • She was going to the store, so her mother wanted her to buy some bread. • We have options!

  8. Examples: • We canplay football, or wecanplay soccer. • Steveplayed football, so Mariawent shopping. • Joeplayed football, but Julieplayed soccer. • The milkwas not on the counter, nor wasit on the table.

  9. Examples • Dr. Lee teachesmath;his wife teacheshistory. • Potatoes and beanswereserved;the tastewas terrible. • The snow is finally melting;ithas been on the ground for two weeks. • The salmonswam upstream;theywere headed for their home.

  10. Compound Sentence • Don’t mistake a simple sentence with compound subjects/verbs for a compound sentence!

  11. Compound Sentence • The waterrose and then receded. • Compound verbs • Sarah and Ashleywore a green dress. • Compound subjects • The tree fell, and the lumberjack stripped the branches from its trunk. • Her dress was green;her gloves were white.

  12. The waterrose and then receded. • Can we make this into two separate sentences? • The waterrose. • Then receded. • NO! You MUST have a subject and a verb for it to be an independent clause!

  13. Her dress was green;her gloves were white. • Can we make this into two separate sentences? • Her dresswas green. • Her gloveswere white. • YES! You’ve got a compound sentence-two independent clauses!

  14. Practice • What’s a compound sentence? • A sentence with two or more independent clauses. • How many independent clauses are in a simple sentence? • ONE

  15. Practice • What does a coordinating conjunction do? • A word used with a comma to join two independent clauses. • Name one coordinating conjunction: • For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

  16. Practice • Where do you put a comma in a compound sentence? • In front of the coordinating conjunction • What is the semicolons job in a compound sentence? • To join the two independent clauses

  17. Practice • What are the formulas for a compound sentence? • I,cI • I;I

  18. Practice • The part of a sentence that names the person, place, thing, quality, or idea is…? • Subject • The part of the sentence that shows the action or state-of-being is…? • Verb (predicate)

  19. Practice • How many independent clauses are in these sentences? • The bird rose rapidly and headed west. • ONE! It’s a simple sentence • The Angels got creamed by the Devils, for the devils are a better team. • TWO! It’s a Compound Sentence

  20. Practice • Where does the comma go? • The tree fell and the lumberjack stripped the branches from its trunk. • The tree fell, and the lumberjack stripped the branches from its trunk.

  21. Practice • Where does the comma go? • The bird rose rapidly and headed west. • It doesn’t need a comma! It’s a simple sentence!!! • The birdrose rapidly. • Headed west.

  22. Practice • Where does the semicolon go? • Dr. Lee teaches math his wife teaches history. • Dr. Lee teaches math; his wife teaches history.

  23. Practice • Where does the comma go? • The Angels got creamed by the Devils for the Devils are a better team. • The Angels got creamed by the Devils,for the Devils are a better team.

  24. Practice • Where does the comma go? • The Angels played the Devils and lost. • It doesn’t need a comma! It’s a simple sentence!!! • The Angelsplayed the Devils. • Lost.

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