COMPOUND SENTENCE

COMPOUND SENTENCE

Compound Sentence is a sentence which consists of two independent clauses joined by a coordinator with a comma preceding it.

The coordinators are;

·         For

·         And

·         Nor

·         But

·         Or

·         Yet, and

·         So.

Examples   :

My mother cooks some food, and my father reads a newspaper.

She didn’t do her home work, so the teacher gives her another tasks.

I prefer to drink tea than coffee, but my sister prefer to drink coffee than tea.

Notes   :

1.         Independent clauses also called as Simple Sentences.

2.         A Simple Sentence is a sentence that consists of a subject and a verb. It is used to express a complete thought, but they can also contain compound subjects or verbs.