Compound Sentences

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Compound Sentences
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When you combine two complete sentences, you form
a compound sentence.

• Most bears sleep all winter.
• Nothing disturbs them.
• Lets combine these two sentences by using a
  comma and the conjunction and.
• Most bears sleep all winter, and nothing disturbs
  them.

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What are our common conjunctions?

• And, but, or
• Very good!
• Remember to join two sentences by using a comma
  and a conjunction.
• For example
• ,and
• ,but
• ,or

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Lets join some sentences.

• First, you need to remember that
• ,and joins together
• ,but shows contrast
• ,or shows choice
• Are you ready?
• Ok, lets get started.

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Here are the two sentences.

• Cubs can climb trees.
• Big bears are too heavy.
• Which conjunction should we use?
• Yes, we should use but because but shows
  contrast (how things are different)
• Cubs can climb trees, but big bears are too
  heavy.
• We should capitalize the first word in the
  compound sentence.

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Lets join two more sentences.

• A mother bear must catch fish.
• Her cubs will be hungry.
• Which conjunction should we use?
• We should use or because or shows choice.
• So what will the compound sentence be?
• A mother bear must catch fish, or her cubs will
  be hungry.
• Good job!!

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Can you identify compound sentences?

• Lets find out?
• Kevin Culpepper liked the zebra, and his dad took
  pictures of it.
• Do you see a comma followed by a conjunction?
• Yes, we see a comma and the conjunction and.
• Do you see a complete sentence in front of the
  comma?
• Yes, you do.
• Do you see a complete sentence behind the
  conjunction?
• Yes, you do.
• Since we see two complete sentences joined with a
  comma and a conjunction, then the sentence is
  compound.

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Lets try another one!!

• Zebras have black and white stripes.
• Do you see a comma followed by a conjunction?
• No, you dont.
• What is the conjunction?
• And
• Does the conjunction and join two sentences?
• It does not.
• Therefore, the sentence is not compound.
• Remember You must have two sentences joined with
  a comma and a conjunction.

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You did a fantastic job identifying compound
sentences!!!

• I think you are ready to practice independently.
• Follow these directions
• Open your English notebook to a clean sheet of
  paper and write todays date at the top.
• Now I want you to open your English books to page
  20.

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Who wants to read the directions to section A?

• Lets get started!