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Basic Grammar and Punctuation: Compound Sentences
The tutorials below address basic grammar and punctuation errors writers routinely have. Use these guidelines to proofread and correct errors in your papers before submission. For hands-on help, see a tutor in your campus Learning Support Commons.
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About Compound Sentences
Once you can identify a basic sentence, you can join or separate your sentences to best communicate your ideas.
A compound sentence joins two or more sentences that have related ideas of equal importance. The two sentences go together. Each sentence or independent clause must still have a subject and a verb.
For example:
She wanted spinach salad; he wanted a hamburger.
He went to the party, but she stayed home.
One way to create a compound sentence is with a semi-colon.
Not a common practice, a semi-colon is used only where ideas are very closely related.
For example:
She loves me; she loves me not.
They say it's your birthday; it's my birthday too! - Paul McCartney
Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things. - Peter Drucker
Another way to create a compound sentence is with a coordinating conjunction.
Coordinating conjunctions are sometimes referred to as FANBOYS. Notice how a comma is used with a coordinating conjunction.
For – He couldn't go home, for he had no place to go.
And – I took a taxi, and she drove home.
Nor – He didn't want help, nor did she offer it.
But – I wanted to go late, but she wanted to go on time.
Or – She cooked dinner, or she went out to a restaurant.
Yet – She owned a car, yet she didn't know how to drive it.
So – She had to go, so she called a friend to drive her.
Common problems with compound sentences include commas splices.
A comma alone is not enough to connect two sentences.
For example:
Wrong – I was tired from working late, I had to go to class anyway.
Right – I was tired from working late; I had to go to class anyway.
Right – I was tired from working late, but I had to go to class anyway.