Compound Sentences and

Uses of the Semi-Colon

Compound Sentences and

Uses of the Semi-Colon

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CompoundSentencesCompoundSentences

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A sentence may havea compound subject.

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Sue and Sarah enjoyed the movies.

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A sentence may havea compound subject.

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Sue and Sarah enjoyed the movies.

A sentence may also havetwo verbs.

Kathy screamed loudly and clutched

her cut finger.

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A sentence may also havetwo verbs.

V

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Kathy screamed loudly and clutched

her cut finger.

A compound sentence iscreated by joining two simple

sentences together with one of the following conjunctions:

and, but, for, or, so, yet

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Andre wasvery hungry.The banana

splitlooked

delicious.

4.5

Simple SentencesSimple Sentences

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Andre was very hungry, andthe banana

splitlooked

delicious.

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Compound SentenceCompound SentenceS V

Conj.

S

V

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Andre was very hungry, andthe banana

splitlooked

delicious.

In a compound sentence, a comma is always used after the

first sentence and before the conjunction.

Miss Grundy waved herpointer at the class, and

everyone becamequiet immediately.

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S V

Conj.

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Miss Grundy waved herpointer at the class, and

everyone becamequiet immediately.

In a compound sentence, a comma is always used after the

first sentence and before the conjunction.

Darlene became

angry and packed her suitcase.

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Compound SentenceCompound Sentence

Darlene became

angry, and she

packed her suitcase.

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Compound SentenceCompound SentenceS

V

S

V

Conj.

Darlene became

angry, and she

packed her suitcase.

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Semi-Colon Uses

Semi-Colon Uses

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CommonConjunctive Adverbs

CommonConjunctive Adverbs

then thereforeotherwise frequently

consequentlymoreover furthermorehowever

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A semi-colon must be used with the conjunctive adverb when it

connects two complete sentences.

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The wedding was delightful; however,

the honeymoon was a disaster.

Correct:

Incorrect:

The wedding was delightful, however,

the honeymoon was a disaster.

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Carlos saw the movie; then, he read the book.

Correct:

Incorrect:

Carlos saw the movie, then, he read the book.

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You may also join two independent clauses with related

ideas by placing a semi-colon between them. The semi-colon

replaces the conjunction.

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Little Bo Peep lost her sheep; she was

very upset.

Correct:

Incorrect:

Little Bo Peep lost her sheep, she was

very upset.

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We tried the door; it was stuck.We tried the door. It was stuck.We tried the door, but it was stuck.

Correct:

Incorrect:

We tried the door, it was stuck.

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The watchman was sleeping, and

therefore, the thieves robbed the museum.

Correct:

Incorrect:

The watchman was sleeping; and

therefore, the thieves robbed the museum.

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We must water thelawn, or otherwise, the grass will die.

Correct:

Incorrect:

We must water thelawn; or otherwise, the grass will die.

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A compound sentence connectstwo complete sentences with

related ideas by a simpleconjunction such as:

and, but, for, or, so, yet

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A comma is used afterthe first sentence.

Mary studied very hard, and she passed her math

test early.

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A conjunctive adverb canconnect two complete sentences

with related thoughts.

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Use a semi-colon with theconjunctive adverb.

We arrived early for thegame; otherwise, we

would not have found a parking spot.

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We can also connect two related sentences with a semi-colon

in place of a period.

The rain had turned tosleet overnight; the

roads were very icy by morning.

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When both a simple conjunction and a conjunctive adverb connect

two complete sentences, use commas to surround the two

connectors.I have not been feeling well, and furthermore, I am not sleeping well at

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