Compound Sentences
Draw a "married couple" and copy this "formula" for a compound sentence:
IC, + Coordinating Conjunction + IC = CD
Read through this information and the sample compound sentences:
Labeling for Types of Sentences and Types of Clauses
S
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Simple sentence
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CD
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Compound sentence
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CX
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Complex sentence
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CD-CX
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Compound-Complex sentence
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IC
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Independent Clause
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DC
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Dependent ClauSE
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IC, [comma] + Coordinating Conjunction + IC.
Many Sample Compound Sentences:
He tried to stare into her fiery gaze, but he couldn't stop looking at the purple vein bulging in her forehead.
-- Brian Meehl, Out of Patience (2006)
Nick Allen had plenty of ideas, and he knew what to do with them.
-- Andrew Clements, Frindle (1998)
Rowanne had slipped away from her roly-poly childhood like a sylph from a cocoon, but Hector's was still wrapped around him in a soft, wooly layer.
-- Lynne Rae Perkins, Criss Cross (2005)
The dark scares us, for we don't know what is waiting in the dark. -- Alvin Schwarz, Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones (2001)
I could remember every detail of the whole night, but it had the unreal quality of a dream. -- S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1997 -- not!)
He flails and tries to swim away, but the current is too powerful. -- Cecilia Tishy, All in One Piece (2007)
Angeline would reveal no secrets now, and Damiana would reveal no secrets later. -- Sharon Shinn, The Safe-Keeper's Secret (2004)
Pee Wee tried to push against Melissa, but she was rooted to the floor. -- Polly Horvath, The Trolls (2001)
Mom says finishing everything on his own plate is one thing, but Dad usually finishes everything on everyone else's plate, too.
-- Sarah Littman, Confessions of a Closet Catholic (2005)
I sat near the back with Stephen, and he kept pestering me.
Stephen is my best friend, but I'm not sure he'd admit it.
There was only about a block to go before our bus stop, but I couldn't stand Stephen's whining another second.
-- Andrew Clements, The Report Card (2004)
Thanks to Jeff Anderson in Everyday Editing
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