Types of Sentence: 2. Compound Sentence
2. Compound Sentences
A compound sentence refers to a sentence made up of two independent clauses (or complete sentences) connected to one another with a coordinating conjunction. Coordinating conjunctions are easy to remember if you think of the words “FAN BOYS”:
- For
- And
- Nor
- But
- Or
- Yet
- So
Examples of compound sentences include the following:
- Joe waited for the train, but the train was late.
- I looked for Mary and Samantha at the bus station, but they arrived at the station before noon and left on the bus before I arrived.
- Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station before noon, and they left on the bus before I arrived.
- Mary and Samantha left on the bus before I arrived, so I did not see them at the bus station.
A compound sentence consists of 2 or 3 clauses. It is when simple sentences are joined together either by using conjunctions or using semicolons.
➠ Using coordinating conjunctions:-
Join 2 or 3 clauses by using these coordinating conjunctions to make it a compound sentence. For And Nor But Or Yet So |
Example:-
While the figure for factories in Japan went up dramatically to 120,000 in 2010, the quantity in Korea plummeted to 12,000 at the same time. |
Another challenge that is at least equal to the environment is the need to reduce poverty in less developed countries, and again there is no simple solution for this. |
“On my last holiday, I went to Brighton. It’s a town by the sea.” I went to Brighton for my last holiday, which is a town by the sea.” |
➠ Using semicolons
There is an instance when you can have a compound sentence structure without a coordinating conjunction, and this is when you join two clauses with a semicolon. Remember that these two clauses should have a relation.
Example:
IT and science are interrelated; they are two sides of a coin. |