Compoundsentence

并列句1ObjectivesInthissection,youwill(1)learnthedefinitionofcompoundsentence(2)learnthejoiningmethodsofcompoundsentences(3)learnacommonmistakestudentsmakewhenjoiningindependentclauses(4)Knowmoreexamplesofcompoundsentences（5）Doaquiz2Observehowacompoundsentenceis

constructed?HehelpsmeandIhelphim.3

Compoundsentence

Hehelpsmeand

Ihelphim.IndependentclausesIndependentclausesJoiningmethodAcompoundsentenceincludesatleasttwoindependentclauses.4WhatIsaCompoundSentence?A

compoundsentence

isasentencethathasatleasttwoindependentclausesjoinedbyacomma,semicolonorcoordinatingconjunction.An

independentclause

isaclausethathasasubjectandverbandformsacompletethought.5ExamplesofCompoundSentencesYoumaygowithus,oryoumaystayathome.

6JoiningmethodsforaCompoundSentence

Theindependentclausescanbejoinedbyacomma,

semicoloncoordinatingconjunctions7coordinatingconjunctionsSevencoordinatingconjunctions：ForAndNorButOrYetSo8FANBOYScoordinatingconjunctionshowstherelationshipbetweentheideas:and=the2ndsentencecontainsthesametypeofideabut=the2ndsentencecontainsanequalbutoppositeideaor=the2ndsentencecontainsanequalchoiceso=the2ndsentencecontainsanequallyimportantoutcomeorresultyet=the2ndsentencecontainsanequallysurprisingfact,situation,orqualitynor=the2ndsentencecontainsanequallynegativestatementfor=the2ndsentencecontainsanequallyimportantreasonforsomething9Example：Ireallywanttogotowork,butIamtoosicktodrive.10Shedidnotcheatonthetest,foritwasnottherightthingtodo.IthinkIwillbuytheredcar,orIwillleasetheblueone.Iamcountingmycalories,yetIreallywantdessert.Heranoutofmoney,sohehadtostopplayingpoker.Theygotthereearly,andtheygotreallygoodseats.Therewasnoicecreaminthefreezer,nordidtheyhavemoneytogotothestore.Moreexamplesofcoordinatingconjunctionsaddingmeaning112.Aconjunctionwithacomma(e.g.,",and")Heisagreatswimmer,buthepreferstoplaygolf.12*ThebusstoppedsuddenlyIspilledcoffeeallovermyshirt.*Thebusstoppedsuddenly,Ispilledcoffeeallovermyshirt.Run-onsentences連寫句A"run-on"sentenceoccurswhenthewriterhasblendedtwoormorecompletesentencesintoone,eitherbyusingnopunctuationorbyusingonlyacomma.連寫句〔含有兩個主句，但沒有連接詞或正確的標點符號〕13ThebusstoppedsuddenlyIspilledcoffeeallovermyshirt.(fusedsentence,融合句)Thebusstoppedsuddenly,Ispilledcoffeeallovermyshirt.(Commasplices逗號誤接句)14StrategiesPlaceaperiodbetweenthetwocompletethoughts.Placeasemicolonbetweenthetwocompletethoughts.Placeacommaandaconjunctionbetweenthetwocompletethoughts.15CorrectthemistakesThebusstoppedsuddenly.Ispilledcoffeeallovermyshirt.Thebusstoppedsuddenly;Ispilledcoffeeallovermyshirt.Thebusstoppedsuddenly,andIspilledcoffeeallovermyshirt.163.Aconjunctionwithasemicolon

Examples:Apessimistseesthedifficultyineveryopportunity;anoptimistseestheopportunityineverydifficulty.(WinstonChurchill)Contrast17Apessimistseesthedifficultyineveryopportunity,butanoptimistseestheopportunityineverydifficulty.(WinstonChurchill)18SemicolonsCanReplacecoordinatingconjunctions

Semicolonscanbeusedtoreplacewordslikeandbutor19Examples:Themanagerdidnotapprovetheplan,

but

hesuggestedseveralchanges.Themanagerdidnotapprovetheplan;hesuggestedseveralchanges.20Eatorangesthroughoutthejourney,

oryoumaycatchscurvy.Eatorangesthroughoutthejourney;youmaycatchscurvy.21Quiz

TrueorFalse

Directions:Readthefollowingsentencesanddecidewhethertheyarecompoundsentencesornot.1.I'mfine,buttired.2.BothTomandJackenjoycountrymusic.22T

FMultiplechoiceWhichofthefollowingisacompoundsentence?A.Thathouseisla