Transcript Compound Sentences Mini Lesson

Compound Sentences Mini
Lesson
By: Destiney Randolph
Rules
• Definition- A sentence containing two or more
independent clauses, usually connected by a
conjunction.
• Must contain a comma and subordinating
conjunction,- for, and, nor, but, or, yet, sosemicolon, or colon
•
Avoid using the same conjunction several
times
• Each clause must have its own subject and
verb
Examples
• In the following sentences, clauses are underlined once,
verbs are bolded, subjects are italicized, and
conjunctions are double underlined.
Compounds with Conjunctions
• She had never seen the movie, yet Sarah heard great
reviews.
• He was not feeling well, but Joseph still performed
amazingly.
Compounds with Semicolons
• Semicolons are used to join two
independent clauses that are not already
connected by a conjunction
• My friend went to the town fair yesterday;
she anticipates going again next year.
• The new mall opens next week; I am
planning a visit with my friends
Compounds with Colons
• Mary has to procure several things for the
party: balloons, streamers, chips, pop, and
movies.
• Shakespeare wrote many plays in his life
such as the following: Romeo and Juliet,
Macbeth, Timon of Athens, The Merchant
of Venice, and The Winter’s Tale
Vocabulary
• Colon- A punctuation mark used before an
extended quotation, explanation, example,
or series and after the salutation of a
formal letter
• Conjunction- A word used to connect other
words, or other groups of words