Compound Sentences – Co-ordinating Conjunctions

When we combine two simple sentences with a Co-ordinating Conjunction, it becomes

a Compound Sentence.
Co-ordinating Conjunctions are: FANBOYS
F = For (meaning “because”)
A = And
N = Nor
B = But
O = Or
Y = Yet
S = So
Simple Sentences:

She performs prayers five times a day. (Simple Sentence)

S V O
Prayers are obligatory on every Muslim. (Simple Sentence)

Compound Sentence:
She performs prayers five times a day, for prayers are obligatory on every Muslim.
(Compound Sentence)

For example:
They are sleeping in their dorms, for they have got tired after a lot of practice for
finals.
She will appear in the test tomorrow, for she is well prepared.
He got first position in the monthly assessment, and he celebrated it in his House.
They got there early, and they got really good seats.
I don’t like tea. / I don’t like coffee.
I don’t like tea, nor do I like coffee.
We can’t drink fizzy drinks in our college, nor can we leave the college premises.
We will not perform any parade on the Parents’ Day, nor will we perform gymnastic.
They are being punished in their dorms, but they are innocent.
Joe waited for the train, but the train was late.
Should we start class now, or wait for everyone to get here?
You may sit in the class quietly, or you may leave.
I am counting my calories, yet I really want dessert.
He studied hard for exams, yet he failed it.
Everyone was busy, so I went to the movie alone.
He ran out of money, so he had to stop playing poker.