EF 3/4 Compound sentences

Simple sentences-

subject + verb
SV
SSV
SVV

apartment
"I bought an apartment last year."

"I bought an apartment last year"
1/2pt

"i bought an apartment last year."
1/2pt

"I bought apartment last year."
1/2pt

The details are important.


SV

Compound sentences

Maria likes coffee. John likes tea. 2 simple sentences

Maria likes coffee XXX John likes tea.

FANBOYS
for She is carrying her umbrella, for it is raining.
STRANGE SOUNDING
She is carrying her umbrella because it is raining.
COMPLEX SENTENCE

and
nor
but
or
yet
so

MOST USEFUL FOR US, EVERYDAY USAGE
SOBA
so
or
but
and


Maria likes coffee, and John likes tea.

Maria likes coffee, but John likes tea.

S V , SOBA S V.

Maria likes coffee, and John likes tea.

S V ; S V.

; semicolon

Maria likes coffee, and John likes tea.

Maria likes coffee; John likes tea.

SAME MEANING

Maria likes coffee; also, John likes tea.

Maria likes coffee; however, John likes tea.

1. My puppy stole my wallet, so now he has a new collar.

My puppy stole my wallet; therefore, now he has a new collar.

4. I wanted to buy a Groodle puppy. I started to save my money.
I wanted to buy a Groodle puppy, so I started to save my money. COMPOUND
I wanted to buy a Groodle puppy; therefore, I started to save my money. COMPOUND
I wanted to buy a Groodle puppy, but I started to save my money.

I wanted to buy a Groodle puppy, and I started to save my money.

You can pretty much always use 'and'. It just about always works.

5. Gillian did not like to play basketball. She was not very good at it.

Gillian did not like to play basketball, so she was not very good at it.

Gillian did not like to play basketball; as a result, she was not very good at it.

REWRITE

Gillian was not very good at basketball; as a result, she did not like to play it.

Gillian was not very good at basketball; therefore, she did not like to play it.

2. She saw a squirrel run in front of her; unfortunately, she fell down while rollerblading.

6. Dolly likes snowboarding, but Loretta prefers skiing.

Dolly likes snowboarding; however, Loretta prefers skiing.

Test on Wednesday

10 sentences

5 simple

5 compound

SIMPLE

1. cat

2. dog

3. squirrel

4. rabbit

5. grasshopper

COMPOUND

6. school park

7. hungry ate

8.

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10.

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