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Compound Sentence

Innes Septa Nindiarini S.Pd. M.Pd


What is Compound
Sentence?
What is Compound Sentence
A COMPOUND SENTENCE IS A SENTENCE THAT CONSISTS OF
TWO SINGLE SENTENCES. THE TWO SENTENCES ARE
CONNECTED BY A CONJUNCTION OR A COMMA. OR A
COMPOUND SENTENCE IS DEFINED AS A SENTENCE
CONSISTING OF TWO INDEPENDENT CLAUSES JOINED BY A
CONJUNCTION.
Independent Independent
+
Clause Clause
Example
THE BUS STOPPED, AND WE GOT OUT.
I ENJOY PLAYING TENNIS, BUT I HATE PLAYING GOLF.
LEARNING A LANGUAGE IS DIFFICULT; HOWEVER, IT IS
WORTH THE EFFORT.
The clauses can be joined in
three ways:

COORDINATING CONJUCTIVE
SEMICOLON
CONJUCTION ADVERB
THE SKY IS CLEAR; THE STAR
IS TWINKLING

ASTUTE DEPOSITORS COULD SEE WHAT


Semicolon WAS HAPPENING TO THE VALUE OF
THE LAND THAT WAS SUPPORTING
(;) THE ASSETS OF THE BANKS; THEY
MOVED QUICKLY TO REMOVE THEIR
DEPOSITS FOR CASH.

MALLS IS A GREAT PLACE; I CAN FIND


EVERYTHING IN HERE
DIVERSITY HAS BECOME A
Coordinating STRATEGIC IMPERATIVE FOR
Conjuction CORPORATIONS, AND THE TERM HAS
ALREADYENTERED THE CORPORATE
and,but,or,for,nor,yet,so VOCABULARY.

correlative
conjunction NOT ONLY HAVE CONSERVATIONISTS BEEN
SUCCESSFUL IN BRINGING ISSUES TO THE
not only...but also ATTENTION OF GOVERNMENTS, BUT THEY
HAVE ALSO ACHIEVED CONSIDERABLE
SUCCESS IN HAVING POLICIES AND
INSTITUTIONS INTRODUCED OR CHANGED
TO MEET THEIR DEMAND
Coordinating I Really need to go to
Conjuction office, But I really sick to
wake up
But
Coordinating I am very bad at math, yet
Conjuction my parents want me to
studying engineering
Yet
I WANT TO STUDY ART, BUT I CANT
DO PAINTING
(DIRECT OPPOSITE)

BUT VS YET
I AM GOING TO DIET, YET I AM LOVE
DESSERT
(SUPRISING CONTINUATION)
Coordinating You can go now, Or waiting
Conjuction with me here
Or
Coordinating His car is running low fuel,
Conjuction So he must find nearly gas
station
So
Coordinating Cats are good pets, For
Conjuction they are clean and not
noisy
For
Coordinating Its already morning, And i
Conjuction must go to school
And
Coordinating I have not playing football,
Conjuction Nor I playing volleyball
Nor
THESE OBVIOUS CONTAMINATION PROBLEMS
HAVE LONG BEEN KNOWN; HOWEVER, WHAT IS
NOT OFTEN REALISED IS THE ORGANIC MATTER
CARRIED IN GROUND WATER CAN
CONTAMINATE SAMPLES.

Conjuctive JEREMY KEPT TALKING IN CLASS;


THEREFORE, HE GOT IN TROUBLE
Adverb
HIS HOUSE IS LIKE A PALACE; IN
furthermore, however CONTRAST, HIS PARENTS HOUSE IS LIKE A
,therefore, in contrast, similarly
PALACE
in order of time :
Meanwhile, afterward, then, in
meantime
THE CLIENT IS COMING IN ONE HOUR.
MEANWHILE, LET’S PREPARE OUR
MEETING ROOM

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