Step 37-38-39
Step 37-38-39
Step 37-38-39
THE COMPOUND!
IS IT THIS?
A COMPOUND SENTENCE IS A GROUP OF WORDS THAT CONTAINS TWO OR MORE INDEPENDENT CLAUSES CONNECTED WITH A COORDINATING CONJUNCTION.
A COMPOUND SENTENCE
AN INDEPENDENT CLAUSE =
IS TWO OF THOSE
SIMPLE SENTENCE.
+
AN INDEPENDENT CLAUSE = SUBJECT + VERB =
IMPORTANT IDEA =
SIMPLE SENTENCE.
A writer uses a compound sentence when he has two or more important ideas to communicate. Because the writer is adding together only important ideas, he is compounding or giving equal weight to each of the major ideas.
STEP NUMBER 38
STUDENTS WILL USE A COMMA BEFORE THE COORDINATING CONJUNCTION IN A COMPOUND SENTENCE
THERE IS ONE MORE WAY TO MAKE A COMPOUND SENTENCE BUT MORE ABOUT THAT LATER.
EXAMPLE:
COMMA
COORDINATING CONJUNCTION
SUBJECT + VERB
SUBJECT + VERB
STEP NUMBER 39
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT