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Grammar: Compound Sentences
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Compound Sentences
A compound sentence is a sentence that contains two complete ideas (calledclauses) that are related. These two clauses are usually connected in a compound
sentence by a conjunction. The coordinating conjunctions are "and", "but", "for", "or",
"nor", "yet", or "so".Example: Batman is a hero. He is successful in catching the criminals in his city. Batman is a hero, and he is successful in catching the criminals in his city. OR… Batman is a hero, for he issuccessful in catching the criminals in his city.
Directions: In the following exercises, turn the sentence pairs into single compound sentences, each with a coordinating conjunction. You canrearrange or add words in the sentence to make it sound better, but only if it's necessary.
1. The black dog has won many prizes. He doesn't know many tricks.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. She saw a cat run in front of her. She fell down while roller-skating.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. There was a meteor shower. The crew did not know how to avoid the meteors.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. I wanted to buy a baby Chihuahua. I started to save my money.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Gillian did not like to read. She was not very good at it.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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6. Pam liked Wayne. Leena also liked Wayne....