EF 4/5 compound sentences 12:45

SV + SV

FANBOYS for and nor but or yet so

so or but and SOBA

for nor yet LOW-FREQUENCY WORDS, NOT COMMON

so or but and HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS

SOBA

She likes coffee. She doesn't like tea.
She likes coffee, but she doesn't like tea. COMPOUND
She likes coffee but she doesn't like tea. NOT RIGHT- FORMAL SCHOOL WRITING ,but

She likes coffee. She doesn't like tea. SIMPLE
She likes coffee, but she doesn't like tea. COMPOUND
She likes coffee but doesn't like tea. SIMPLE

SV ,SOBA SV. COMPOUND

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nor
1. I haven't been to Mexico, nor have I been to Spain.
I haven't been to Mexico, but I have been to Spain.
DIFFERENT MEANING

2. I don't like spaghetti, nor do I like lasagna.
3. I don't drink coffee, nor do I drink tea.
LOW FREQUENCY- MR. and MRS. FANCY

I don't drink coffee or tea. USUAL, AUTHENTIC, REAL

sentence - pronunciation


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1. Jim cut the grass, and Ed weeded the garden.
Jim cut the grass, and Ed weeded the garden.
Jim cut the grass, but Ed weeded the garden.
Jim cut the grass, so Ed weeded the garden.
Jim cut the grass, or Ed weeded the garden. I don't know.
SMALL, SUBTLE DIFFERENCES IN MEANING

8. We have to leave in ten minutes, or I will be late for an appointment.
I don't want to be late for my appointment, so we have to leave in ten minutes.

If we don't leave in ten minutes, I will be late for my appointment.
COMPLEX SENTENCES

2. I was very tired last night, so I went to bed early.
I wasn't very tired last night, but I went to bed early.
I was very tired last night, but I went to bed late.

5. Mr. Smith earns a lot of money, yet he never saves any.
Mr. Smith earns a lot of money, so he never saves any.
DIFFERENT INTENTION
Mr. Smith earns a lot of money, and he never saves any.

IDIOM "Six of one; half-dozen of the other."

6. he lost his leather one, so Jack need a new jacket.
Jack lost his leather jacket, so he needs a new one.
Jack needs a new jacket, for he lost his leather one. UNUSUAL

semicolon ;