Page 5 - Lesson Notes

Compound Sentences :

A compound sentence has two independent clauses. An independent clause is a part
of a sentence that can stand alone because it contains a subject and a verb and
expresses a complete thought. - Basically, a compound contains two simple
sentences. - These independent clauses are joined by a conjunction (for, and, nor,
but, or, yet, so).

Examples: 1. The shoplifter had stolen clothes, so he ran once he saw the police.

 Both sides of the conjunction “so” are complete sentences. “The shoplifter
had stolen clothes” can stand alone and so can “he ran once he saw the
police.” Therefore, this is a compound sentence.

2. They spoke to him in Spanish, but he responded in English.

 This is also a compound sentence that uses a conjunction to separate two
individual clauses.