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• A compound sentence is made by joining two
independent clauses together with a
conjunction.
Some examples:
• John bought some new shoes, and he wore
them to a party.
• Lydia liked her new house, but she didn't like
the front yard.
• We can go see a movie, or we can get
something to eat.
• These sentences can be changed by removing
the subject:
• John bought some new shoes and wore them
to a party.
• Lydia liked her new house but not the front
yard.
• We can go see a movie or get something to
eat.
Here are some more examples of
compound sentences:
1. The two
women washed
the dishes, and
then the man
dried them.
He doesn't like to
get his teeth
cleaned, but he
knows that it's
necessary.
. The apples
weren't
selling very
well, so he
decided to
have a sale.
WITHOUT COORDINATORS
• Fans love to watch Anna. She dances
beautifully. She is a graceful dancer. People
enjoy watching her. She hasn't taken dance
lessons. She doesn't need to. Her technique is
unconventional. Her lines are extraordinary.
She can fill an audience with joy. She can bring
people to tears. Other dancers try to imitate
her style. They have not succeeded. She is
talented. She will attract fans for many years
to come.
WITH COORDINATORS
• Fans love to watch Anna, for¹ she dances
beautifully. She is a graceful dancer, and
people enjoy watching her. She hasn't taken
dance lessons, nor does she need to. Her
technique is unconventional, but her lines are
extraordinary. She can fill an audience with joy,
or she can bring people to tears. Other
dancers try to imitate her style, yet they have
not succeeded. She is talented, so she will
attract fans for many years to come.
WO INDEPENDENT CLAUSES SPECIFICALLY RELATED
The use of a comma before a coordinator depends on clause length. A shorter clause may be joined without a comma; however,
a longer, more complicated clause is joined with a comma to aid the reader in understanding which parts are being coordinated.
COMMA
Jack took a taxi, and Karen drove home.
Jack took a taxi and Karen drove…
Jack didn't want help, nor did he ask for it.
Jack didn't want help nor did he ask…
Jack wanted to go late, but Karen didn't.
Jack wanted to go late but Karen didn't
Karen had to go, so she called a friend who lived nearby to come, pick her up and drive her home.
A semicolon may also be placed between two independent
clauses when the ideas of the two clauses are closely related.
No coordinator is used; the relationship must be understood
(guessed) from the context.
;
SEMICOLON
Jack took a taxi; Karen drove home. (addition)
Jack didn't want help; he didn't ask for it. (negative addition)
Jack wanted to go late; Karen wanted to go on time. (contrast)
Karen had to go; she called a friend who lived nearby to come,
pick her up and drive her home. (result)