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Mastering Compound Sentences: Structure and Practice

Enhance your writing skills by learning how to form compound sentences using independent clauses. Discover the essential parts of compound sentences including commas, coordinating conjunctions, semicolons, and conjunctive adverbs. Practice creating sentences with various examples and exercises. Build your confidence in using conjunctions and adverbs to connect thoughts clearly and effectively. This guide includes practical exercises to develop your sentence construction abilities and improve your overall writing style.

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Mastering Compound Sentences: Structure and Practice

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  1. Sentence Structure Compound Sentences

  2. Forming Compound Sentences • Independent Clause • COMMA • COORDINATING CONJUNCTION • Independent clause • I went to the store today, and I purchased some Moose Tracks ice cream.

  3. Forming Compound Sentences • Independent Clause • SEMICOLON • Independent clause • I left my umbrella next to the front door; it stormed all day long.

  4. Forming Compound Sentences • Independent Clause • SEMI COLON • CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB • COMMA • Independent clause • My favorite candy is Sour Patch Kids; unfortunately, they are very bad for my health.

  5. Examples of Conjunctive Adverbs howeverindeedinsteadlikewisemeanwhilemoreoverneverthelessnext nonethelessotherwisesimilarlystillsubsequentlythenthereforethus accordinglyalsobesidesconsequentlyconverselyfinallyfurthermorehence

  6. Let’s Practice! • My dog ate my lesson plans but my students will not believe me. • I dropped my iPhone in the pool therefore Apple did not replace it. • We are off from school next Tuesday for Election Day therefore we all get to sleep late.

  7. IND +COMMA + CONJUNCTION+ IND • IND +SEMICOLON + IND • IND + SEMICOLON + CONJUNCTIVEADVERB + COMMA + IND

  8. Let’s Practice! • Many people love the phrase YOLO it is obnoxious to me. • My dog Tibbs ran through the electric fence consequently it took hours to find her.

  9. Let’s Practice • I enjoy McDonald’s McFlurries and Frappuccino's from Starbucks. • Dr. Wiseman loves gum nevertheless she doesn’t chew it in school. • Tom enjoys music so he sings and dances in the car.

  10. Let’s Practice • Would you prefer a ticket or extra points on your assignment? • There is no school next Tuesday therefore we have to work even harder this week.

  11. Say it! • IND +COMMA + CONJUNCTION+ IND • IND +SEMICOLON + IND • IND + SEMICOLON + CONJUNCTIVEADVERB + COMMA + IND

  12. Complete this on a separate piece of paper if you can’t write small on the lines below. • Create a sentence using a coordinating conjunction. • FOR ___________________________________ • AND ___________________________________ • NOR ___________________________________ • BUT ____________________________________ • OR _____________________________________ • YET _____________________________________ • SO _____________________________________

  13. Say it! • IND +COMMA + CONJUNCTION+ IND • IND +SEMICOLON + IND • IND + SEMICOLON + CONJUNCTIVEADVERB + COMMA + IND

  14. Use your creativity. • Create two sentences using a semicolons. ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________

  15. Look at the list of conjunctive adverbs that follows and use your creativity. • Create a sentence using a conjunctive adverb. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  16. Examples of Conjunctive Adverbs howeverindeedinsteadlikewisemeanwhilemoreoverneverthelessnext nonethelessotherwisesimilarlystillsubsequentlythenthereforethus accordinglyalsobesidesconsequentlyconverselyfinallyfurthermorehence

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