Compound Sentences

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Compound Sentences

• a.k.a. Coordination

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Compound?

• What does compound mean?
• 1. To combine so as to form a whole mix.
• 2. To produce or create by combining two or more
  ingredients or parts
• adj. 1. Consisting of two or more substances,
  ingredients, elements, or parts.
• n. 1. A combination of two or more elements or
  parts.(freeonline dictionary)

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Coordination?

• What does coordination mean?
• of the same order or degree equal in rank or
  importance (dictionary.com)

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Whats a sentence?

• Must have at least 1 SV combo
• must be a complete thought
• must have terminal punctuation

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Whats a clause?

• A clause is a group of words that contains at
  least a subject and a verb
• These ARE clauses
• E.g. ecology is a science
• E.g. because pollution causes cancer
• WHY?

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Whats a clause?

• These ARE NOT clauses
• e.g. to protect the environment
• e.g. after working all day in the language lab
• WHY?

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Whats the difference between

• a sentence?
• She got an F in math.
• Because she didnt study, she got an F in math.

• a clause?
• Because she got an F in math
• she got an F in math

Whats the difference? Why should we care? ?
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Review What We Know

• Simple Sentence
• The boy threw the ball

verb
Subject
Predicate
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What is the Predicate

• Its the verb and what follows it (a.k.a.
  complement)

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Simple Sentences

• Compound Subject
• Compound Predicate
• Compound Subject and Predicate

Elizabeth and Anthony got As on the vocabulary
test.
V
S S
Sabrina took skiing lessons and went snorkeling
last vacation.
S
V
V
Gus and Chris studied for the test and wrote
their essays.
V
V
S S
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Now You Try

• Please write your own sentence of each type
  regarding Persepolis or The Color of Water
• Compound Subject sentence
• Compound Predicate sentence
• Compound Subject and predicate sentence

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Compound Sentences

• Two independent clauses (that are related) joined
  by a comma and a coordinating conjunction both
  clauses MUST be equally important or of equal
  rank.
• Ex Emma is talented at drawing, so she
  illustrates all of her notes.

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Independent vs. dependent clauses

• INDEPENDENT

• DEPENDENT

• my teacher praised my essay in class today
• my aunt adores my calico cat
• So I lied.
• But she stabbed me in the back.

• because my teacher praised my essay in class
  today,
• although my aunt adores my calico cat
• whereas I lied
• when she stabbed me in the back

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Coordinating Conjunctions FANBOYS

• For CAUSE/EFFECT,REASON explains a reason,
  formal or Biblical way of saying because
• And ADDITION adds more information
• Nor ADDITION adds more negative info
• But CONTRAST opposition a game changer, downer
• Or CHOICE choosing ONE over another
• Yet CONTRAST (see BUT) even so
• So CAUSE/EFFECT/REASON shows result,
  consequences

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• She drank 3 glasses of ice water, for she was
  very thirsty. OR Forgive me Father, for I have
  sinned.
• I spent the weekend resting, and I watched a lot
  of Battlestar Galactica.
• The vampire didnt rip his victims throat out,
  nor did he suck his blood.
• We had a half-day on Wednesday, but we still had
  plenty of time to study.
• Students must pull up their pants, or they will
  serve detentions.
• This morning a firetruck blocked Kimball, yet I
  still managed to arrive on time.
• The new Bond movie has been drawing crowds, so it
  should make a lot of money.

• meaning?
• -addition
• -contrast
• reason
• choice
• are clauses equal in rank?

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But wait!

• There are actually THREE ways to make a compound
  sentence or coordination!
• Theyre all based on the rule of combining two
  independent clauses
• The way you join clauses can be done if 3
  different ways! Whew.

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Option 1

• Two independent clauses joined by a comma and a
  coordinating conjunction
• Ex Garrets performance art show opened today,
  but few people showed up.
• Ex Ruby wanted to buy a French bulldog puppy, so
  she started saving her money.

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Your Turn!

• Write a sentence about The Color of Water using
  Option 1. Remember, you need to use a
  coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)

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Option 2

• Two independent clauses (equal in rank, equally
  important in meaning) joined by a semicolon (the
  semi-colon acts like a period oh wait, but
  whats the difference between a semi-colon and a
  period?
• Ex. Its too hot inside my apartment lets go to
  the lake.
• Ex. This was a beautiful autumn the colors of
  the leaves were stunning.

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Your Turn!

• Write your own sentence about The Color of Water
  using Option 2

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Option 3

• Two independent clauses (equal in rank, equally
  important in meaning) joined by a semicolon and
  a conjunctive adverb
• Ex. It rained heavily in the afternoon however,
  Sarah managed to have the picnic anyway.
• Ex. Liam couldn't make it to the summit and back
  before dark therefore, he decided to camp for
  the night.

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(some) Conjunctive Adverbs
Please DO NOT copy this as one long list down
the left side of your sheet of paper. Relax what
are you noticing meanig-wise?
accordingly still furthermore
moreover similarly however
nevertheless besides incidentally
indeed nonetheless therefore
consequently instead thus
finally likewise otherwise
undoubtedly further meanwhile
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Whats the connection between coordinating
conjunctions (fanboys) and conjunctive
adverbs?
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Coordination Charts by Ms. Teref and Ms. Wenz
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Your Turn!

• Write your own sentence about The Color of Water
  using Option 3

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When do you use them?

• Each method has a different application.
• Methods 1 and 3 emphasize relationship and
  cause-effect
• Method 2 is for two related ideas that do not
  need an explicit link