EF234 Compound Sentence Exercises

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

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

My neighbour borrowed my ladder; therefore, now he is fixing his roof.

My son fried an egg; therefore, now he is having his breakfast.

It is raining, and she has an umbrella.
It is raining, so she has an umbrella.

warm- form *
worm- germ *

3. There was a meteor shower, so the photographer took out his camera.
There was a meteor shower; therefore, so the photographer took out his camera.

meteor- a rock in space

In August, you can see meteor showers at night.

Perseid Meteor shower- Aug 9-13

Small rocks hit the Earth's atmosphere. The air around the earth is the atmosphere. The rocks are moving so quickly that they burn when they hit the atmosphere.


light pollution- street lights, cloud

Northern Lights- Aurora Borealis

Whitehorse, Northern Alberta


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

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

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

therefore = consequently

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

8. You can complain all day long, or you can do your work.

You can complain all day long; instead, you can do your work.

nagging-

12. I was not very hungry, but I ate six cookies.

I was very hungry, so I ate six cookies.

13. I want to speak English in class, but I feel nervous.

I want to speak English in class; still, I feel nervous.

I feel nervous; still, I want to speak English in class.

I feel nervous because the class is too high for me.

COMPLEX SENTENCE

furthermore- and also, in addition

14. I want to start my own company; furthermore, I want to be my own boss.

I want to start my own company; in addition, I want to be my own boss.

moreover- and (most important)

I want to start my own business because I want to make money; moreover, I want to be my own boss.

I want to run my own business. I want to be the boss.

Vancouver has nice parks and beaches; moreover, it has the beautiful Northshore mountains.

17. I want to ride a pony, so I want to visit a farm.

stilts- stilt walking

pony

Bonnie

18. I didn't do my homework, so I feel like I let myself down.

19. I have never visited Korea, nor I have have I visited Japan.

I have never visited Korea, and I have never visited Japan.

16. Bears do not make good pets, for they wreck your house and eat all of your honey.

Bears wreck your house and eat all of your honey, so they do not make good pets.

normally = usually

She did some yoga this morning; normally, she does yoga every day.