5 Examples of Compound Sentences

The plural of princess is princesses.

Take a noun like princess. According to the general rule, the singular possessive should be princess’s—and this is acceptable. But the singular possessive can also be princess’ without the final -s, to avoid redundancy.

princess. Plural. princesses. The plural form of princess; more than one (kind of) princess.

He is Olympic Gymnast Aurelia Dobre’s son with husband Boz Mobid. Together, they own the Dobre Gymnastics Academy in Maryland. Marcus Dobre, and his twin brother Lucas, were also born in Maryland.

• I want to lose weight, yet I eat chocolate daily.
• Michael did not like to read. She was not very good at it.
• Dr. Mark said I could come to his office on Friday or Saturday of next week.
• My favorite sport is skiing. I am vacationing in Hawaii this winter.

Three methods of forming compound sentences There are three ways of joining independent clauses into a compound sentence: with a coordinating conjunction (one of the fanboys); with a semicolon; or. with a semicolon and a transitional expression.

An example of a compound sentence is, ‘This house is too expensive, and that house is too small. ‘ This sentence is a compound sentence because it has two independent clauses, ‘This house is too expensive’ and ‘that house is too small’ separated by a comma and the conjunction ‘and.

What is a compound sentence?

• Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction. Coordinating conjunctions join independent clauses. They are: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so.
• Use a semicolon. Sentences should follow this structure:
• Use a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb. A conjunctive adverb is a type of transition.

A simple sentence has the most basic elements that make it a sentence: a subject, a verb, and a completed thought. Examples of simple sentences include the following: Joe waited for the train. The train was late.

The simplest sentence consists only of a noun, a naming word, and a verb or action word. For example, in the sentence “Mary walked”, Mary is the naming noun and walked is the action verb. Quick activity: Write two examples of nouns and verbs, and then combine them to form sentences.

A complex sentence is formed by adding one or more subordinate (dependent) clauses to the main (independent) clause using conjunctions and/or relative pronouns. A clause is a simple sentence. Simple sentences contain only one clause (verb group). Complex sentences contain more than one clause (verb group).