EF3 Examples of compound sentences

face hands

I wash my face, and I wash my hands.

My husband gave me a hand, but he made a bad face.

I was afraid of the movie, so I put my hands to my face.

I put some cream on my face every night, but I don’t put any on my hands.

island water

He lives on an island, but it doesn’t have fresh water.

The water is beautiful, so I swim to the island.

sky rain

The sky is dark, and it will rain soon.

Today is rainy, and the sky is dark.

It is raining today, but the sky is blue.

I like the colour  of the sky after the rain, but I don’t like thunder.

helicopter paramedic

The helicopter arrived, and the paramedic jumped out.

sv, and sv.

SOBA so,or,but,and

1-2

1.      Fred’s sister is the owner of the grocery store, so she works very hard.

Fred’s sister is the owner of the grocery store, so she is very busy everyday.

2.      Many people were at the ticket office this morning, so it was busy.

Many people were at the ticket office this morning, and they were waiting (to buy) for Canucks tickets.

3.      We have time for a sandwich and a cup of coffee, so let’s go.

We have time for a sandwich and a cup of coffee, and they will taste good.

We have time for a sandwich and a cup of coffee, but we don’t have time for dessert.

We have time for a sandwich and a cup of coffee, but my favourite coffee shop/ café/ diner is closed.

5.      She has a birthday present for your sister’s husband, and she would like to drop it off at your house.

8.      A tall, young man entered the room, and everybody looked at him.

10.  Three old women are in the waiting room, and they are talking quietly/ reading magazines.

they are waiting to visit you.

; semicolon

;therefore,

;however,

;on the other hand,

;also,

Therefore,

However,

On the other hand,

Also,

Fred’s sister is the owner of the grocery store; therefore, she works very hard.

Fred’s sister is the owner of the grocery store.  Therefore, she works very hard.

We have time for a sandwich and a cup of coffee; however, we don’t have time for dessert.

We have time for a sandwich and a cup of coffee.  However, owwe don’t have time for dessert.