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1. MELBA B. FLORIDA
Tag-ulo Elementary School
COMPOUND
SENTENCES

2. Think
and Tell What can you say about the pictures?
The girl sings sweetly and the boy plays his
guitar.

3. Find out
and
Learn
Let us analyze the sentence.
The girl sings sweetly and the
boy plays his guitar.
How many ideas are in the sentence?
The girl sings sweetly.
The boy plays his guitar.

4. Find out
and
Learn
“The girl sings sweetly” is a group of
words that expresses a complete
thought and it is called independent
clause.
The same is true with “The boy
plays his guitar.” It is also an
independent clause.

5. Find out
and
Learn
An independent clause can
stand alone. By itself, it is
already a simple sentence.

6. Find out
and
Learn
The two independent clauses can
be connected by a word called
conjunction.
The girl sings sweetly and the
boy plays his guitar.
conjunction

7. Science explains many of
our questions and
it creates wonderful things
too.
Find out
and
Learn

8. and- connects or
adds equal
ideas.
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and
Learn

9. Some scientists study
languages but they don’t
speak all languages.
Find out
and Learn

10. but – shows contrast
between two
ideas
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and
Learn

11. I have to study or
I will fail.
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and Learn

12. or – tells choice between
two ideas.
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and Learn

13. I have to go to school
at seven so I will
wake up at six.
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and Learn

14. so – shows cause and
effect relationship
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and Learn

15. She must have been very
hungry for she ate everything
immediately.
for – is used for
explaining why
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and Learn

16. He’s 72 years old, yet he
still swims fast.
yet – contrasts ideas
despite something
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and
Learn

17. I wasn’t going to hide
nor was I going to run
away.
nor – for two non-
contrasting gram-
matically negative
ideas
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and Learn

18. Two independent clauses (simple
sentences) joined by conjunctions
for, and, nor, but, or, yet and so is
called compound sentence.
Remember
Conjunctions used are called coordinating
conjunctions.

19. These conjunctions are known
for their acronym.
F- for
A- and
N- nor
B- but
O- or
Y- yet
S- s0

20. Combine the following
independent clauses to make
compound sentence.
1.Our backyard is wide.
2. It has good soil.
Our backyard is wide and
it has good soil.
Try
and
Learn

21. 1.I planted vegetables last
week.
2. Nothing grew of them.
I planted vegetables last week
but nothing grew of them.

22. 1. Are you going with us?
2. You stay at home.
Are you going with us or you
stay at home?

23. Combine the pair of independent
clauses to form compound
sentences.
1. a. Anne’s father prepared
the boat.
b. He sailed on the sea.
Do and
Learn

24. Anne’s father prepared
the boat and he sailed on
the sea.

25. 2. a.Joan studied her lessons
well.
b. She passed the test.
Joan studied her lessons
well so she passed the test.

26. 3.a. I was on time.
b. Everyone else was late.
I was on time but everyone
else was late.

27. What do you call two
independent clauses joined by
conjunction?
Compound sentence

28. What is a compound
sentence?
A compound sentence is made up of
two independent clauses joined by
coordinating conjunction.

29. Combine the following pair
of simple sentences using
appropriate conjunctions.
1. a. I like coffee.
b. She prefers tea.
Write
and Learn

30. 2. a. I’ve drunk six cups of
coffee.
b. I’ve got a headache.
3. a. I will go to SM on
Sunday.
b. I will buy some clothes.

31. 4. a. Andrea was cold.
b. She wore her coat.
5. a. Would you like cake?
b. Biscuits will do for your
coffee.

32. Thank You
and God Bless!