Complex And Compound Sentences

Complex and compound sentences

Compound sentence
O A compound sentence is a

sentence with two or more independent clauses joined by:
O a comma followed by a coordinating conjunction

(and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so): The dog barked, and the cat yowled.
O a semicolon: The dog barked; the cat yowled.

Important Definitions
O Independent Clause:
O A group of words that makes a complete

statement. It can stand alone as a sentence

O Coordinating Conjunction:
O A word that is used with a comma to join two

independent clauses.
O FANBOYS
O For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

O Semicolons ( ; ) can also be used to join two independent clauses of a compound sentence.
Semicolons indicate a close relationships between the two clauses

Using Semicolons
O Susan loves to swim; her brother

likes to dive.
O Jason was highly respected; he was always such a responsible person.
O The meeting was over; it was already midnight Using commas and coordinating conjunctions
O Baseball is my favorite sport to watch, but

football is my favorite sport to play.
O The children ran all the way to school, yet they were late anyway.
O You will have to finish the project, or your group will have a failing grade.
O I hate to waste a single drop of tortilla soup, for it is time-consuming to make.
O We did not see Mike at the movie, nor did we see him at the restaurant.

Complex Sentences
O Complex sentences are sentences which

contain at least one independent clause and one dependent clause (also called subordinate clause).
O A dependent clause (“D”) is a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought. A dependent clause cannot be a sentence.

O Example:
O When Jim studied in the library for

his English quiz…. What happened when Jim studied? The thought is incomplete. Complex Sentences
O Often a dependent clause is marked by a
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dependent marker word.
A dependent marker word is a word added to the beginning of an independent clause that makes it into a dependent clause.
Some common dependent markers are: after, although, as, as if, because, before, even if, even though, if, in order to, since, though, unless, until, whatever, when, whenever, whether, and while
Try one of these words at the beginning of our example sentence:
___________ Jim studied in the library for his
English quiz.

Complex Sentences
O Pick one of the dependent clauses below, and finish the
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thought.
After Jim studied in the library for his English quiz…
Although Jim studied in the library for his English quiz…
As Jim studied in the library for his English quiz…
Because Jim studied in the library for his English quiz...
Before Jim studied in the library for his English quiz…
Even if Jim studied in the library for his English quiz…
Even though Jim studied in the library for his English quiz...
If Jim studied in the library for his English quiz…
Since Jim studied in the library for his English quiz...
When Jim studied in the library for his English quiz…
Whenever Jim studied in the library for his English quiz...
While Jim studied in the library for his English quiz…

Compound-complex sentences
O A compound-complex sentence

consists of a combination of a compound sentence and a complex sentence. O As the dog howled, one cat sat on the fence, and the other licked its paws.
O Harvold said, « I was so relieved that no one else was hurt, but I hoped the driver would survive»

Choose an ending (a-d) for each beginning (1-4) and add the conjunction AND, BUT, OR.