Compound+Sentences

=Compound Sentence:A compound sentence has two or more independent clauses. (Sentence Writing Strategy - University of Kansas)=

Examples: 1) The students finished class**//, and they went to lunch//.**

2) Kevin did not want to hurt Kathy’s feelings**//,// //so he said nothing about her mistake.//** 3) I want to see my sister soon**//, for she has been in Switzerland for two years.//**

= Comparing Compound Sentences to Simple Sentences //with Compound Subjects and Compound Verbs.// =

//The men and women met at the station and went to dinner.// //The men met at the station, and the women went to dinner.//
 * //Simple Sentence// : **
 * //Compound Sentence// //:// **

//The ducks and geese squawked and fluttered their wings.// //**Compound Sentence**:// //The ducks squawked, and the geese fluttered their wings.//
 * //Simple Sentence//** :

//Harry and Joe ate ice cream and drank pop.// //Harry ate ice cream, and Joe drank pop.//
 * //Simple Sentence://**
 * //Compound Sentence://**

= Coordinating Conjunctions - A word that is used with a comma to join two independent clauses. = = ,For ,And ,Nor ,But ,Or ,Yet ,So = =Examples:=
 * Baseball is my favorite sport to watch__, but__ football is my favorite sport to play.
 * The children ran all the way to school__, yet__ they were late any way.
 * You will have to finish the project__, or__ your group will get a failing grade.
 * Hanni was not at the game__, nor__ was she at the party.
 * We did not see Mike at the movie__, nor__ did we see him at the restaurant.

= SEMICOLONS ( ; ) can also be used to join the two independent clauses of a compound sentence. = =Examples:=
 * Susan loves to swim__;__ her brother likes to dive.
 * Jason was highly respected__;__ he was always such a responsible person.
 * The meeting was over__;__ it was already midnight.