Compound Sentences Flashcards

A sentence made up of two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

A group of words that can stand alone as a complete sentence because it expresses a complete thought.

A word used to join independent clauses in a compound sentence (e.g., for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).

An acronym for the coordinating conjunctions: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.

A comma is placed before the coordinating conjunction when joining two independent clauses.

I wanted to go to the park, but it started raining.

To combine related ideas and add variety to writing.

A simple sentence has one independent clause, while a compound sentence has two or more independent clauses.

Use a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon to correctly join independent clauses in a compound sentence.

A semicolon can be used instead of a coordinating conjunction to join two closely related independent clauses.