MARY GRACE S. GAGUI
Division of Pampanga
Sasmuan District
Sebitanan Integrated School
COMPOUND SENTENCES
Think and Tell
What can you say about the pictures?
The girl sings sweetly and the boy plays his guitar.
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Let us analyze the sentence.
The girl sings sweetly 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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“The girl sings sweetly” is a group of words that expresses a complete thought and it is called independent clause.
The same is true with “The boy
plays his guitar.” It is also an independent clause.
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An independent clause can stand alone. By itself, it is already a simple sentence.
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The two independent clauses can be connected by a word called conjunction.
The girl sings sweetly and the boy plays his guitar.
conjunction
Science explains 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 don’t 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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She must have been very hungry for she ate everything immediately.
for – is used for
explaining why
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He’s 72 years old, yet he still swims fast.
yet – contrasts ideas
despite something
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I wasn’t going to hide
nor was I going to run
away.
nor – for two non-
contrasting gram-
matically negative
ideas
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Two independent clauses (simple sentences) joined by conjunctions for, and, nor, but, or, yet and so is called compound sentence.
Remember
Conjunctions used are called coordinating conjunctions.
These conjunctions are known for their acronym.
F- for
A- and
N- nor
B- but
O- or
Y- yet
S- s0
Combine the following
independent clauses to make compound sentence.
1.Our backyard is wide.
2. It has good soil.
Our backyard is wide and
it has good soil.
Try and Learn
1.I planted vegetables last
week.
2. Nothing grew of them.
I planted vegetables 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?
Combine the pair of independent
clauses to form compound
sentences.
the boat.
b. He sailed on the sea.
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Anne’s father prepared
the boat and he sailed on the sea.
2. a.Joan studied her lessons
well.
b. She passed the test.
Joan studied her lessons
well so she passed the test.
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.
Combine the following pair
of simple sentences using
appropriate conjunctions.
b. She prefers tea.
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and Learn
2. a. I’ve drunk six cups of
coffee.
b. I’ve 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.
Thank You
and God Bless!