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1. Compound Sentences
Zahraa Haidar
25-11-2015

2. Objectives
1- Identify the difference between a simple and a compound
sentence.
2- Unscramble the parts of a sentence to form a compound one.
3- Identify the role of the coordinating conjunction.
4- Construct a compound sentence.

3. Compare the following two sentences.
1- The men and the women met at the station.
The men and the women went to dinner.
2- The men and the women met at the station , and they
went to dinner.

4. Now it is your turn!
Nick
Has
plenty
of
Ideas
he
knows
What to
do with
them .
, and

5. What do you notice?
Sentence Sentence
And
For
So
But

6. FOR
The Problem Finder
Connects a solution
with a problem (because)

7. and
The Matchmaker
Connects two ideas
that go together

8. BUT
King Conflict
Connects two ideas that go against each
other

9. SO
 The Problem-Solver
Connects a problem
with a result

10. Exercise 1
Combine the following sentences using the suitable
coordinating conjunctions.
1. Susan loves to swim; her brother likes to dive.
2. Susan loves to swim, her brother likes to
dive.
butand

11. Look at the picture below and write a compound
sentence of your own.

12. Watch the video, and then write two
compound sentences about it.