Compound and Complex Compound and Complex SentencesSentences

Have you ever put together two

sentences in your writing to make a paragraph sound

better?

A. YES

B. NO

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Introduction to Introduction to Compound SentencesCompound Sentences

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COMPOUND SENTENCECOMPOUND SENTENCE

 A compound sentence contains more than one independent clause (IC). ◦INDEPENDENT CLAUSE

Two important patterns for constructing compound sentences: 

 IC ,conjunction IC. Or IC; IC.     

    

Independent Clause (IC)Independent Clause (IC)An independent clause is a meaningful group of words that contains both a subject and a verb. 

An independent clause can stand alone as a simple sentence.

EX. I eat bananas. Eat bananas.

ICIC11: I love to eat.: I love to eat.

ICIC22: It makes me fat. : It makes me fat.

These two sentences could stand on their own, These two sentences could stand on their own,

but to make your writing flow you could but to make your writing flow you could

combine them using a conjunction.combine them using a conjunction.

I love to eat, I love to eat, and and it makes me fat. it makes me fat.

IC, conjunction IC.

ICIC11: We went swimming.: We went swimming.

ICIC22: We had so much fun.: We had so much fun.

Sometimes you don’t want to use a Sometimes you don’t want to use a

conjunction. There is always the option of a conjunction. There is always the option of a

semi-colon. semi-colon.

We went swimmingWe went swimming; ; we had so much fun. we had so much fun.

IC; IC.

COMPLEX SENTENCECOMPLEX SENTENCE

contains one independent clause (IC) and at least one dependent clause (DC).  

There are many exceptions, but these two patterns will help you punctuate most complex sentences: 

Dependent Clause (DC)Dependent Clause (DC)A dependent clause is a meaningful group of words that contains both a subject and a verb

A dependent clause (DC) can NOT stand alone as a sentence  

EX. After I eat bananas I eat bananas.

IC: I went on Facebook.IC: I went on Facebook.

DC: After I got home from practiceDC: After I got home from practice

If the IC comes before the DC, you do not need a If the IC comes before the DC, you do not need a

comma. comma.

I went on Facebook after I got home from practice. I went on Facebook after I got home from practice.

IC DC.

IC: I went on Facebook.IC: I went on Facebook.

DC: After I got home from practiceDC: After I got home from practice

If the DC comes before the IC, If the DC comes before the IC,

you need a comma after the DC.you need a comma after the DC.

After I got home from practice, I went on After I got home from practice, I went on

Facebook. Facebook.

DC, IC.

Some PracticeSome PracticeIdentify these sentences as

complex or compound.If the sentence is compound,

identify the independent clauses.If the sentence is complex,

identify the independent clause and the dependent clause.

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EXAMPLESEXAMPLES1. After they finished studying, Kayla and Marissa went to the

movies. 

2. I tried to speak Spanish, and my friend tried to speak English.  

3. The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow.

4. When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give the teacher the last page.  

5. We went ice skating, but they went bowling.

6. Tiana and Hakeem went to the movies after they finished studying.

7. The teacher returned the homework after she noticed the error. 

8. Alejandro played football, and Maria went shopping. 

ANSWERANSWERSS1. After they finished studying, Kayla and Marissa went to the movies. 

2. I tried to speak Spanish, and my friend tried to speak English.  

3. The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow.

4. When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give the teacher the last page.  

5. We went ice skating, but they went bowling.

6. Tiana and Hakeem went to the movies after they finished studying.

7. The teacher returned the homework after she noticed the error. 

8. Alejandro played football, and Maria went shopping. 

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2. Compound Sentence

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8. Compound Sentence

Independent Clause

Dependent Clause