Compound Sentences

Compound sentences

We can link simple sentences to form compound sentences of two

or more clauses.
Compound sentences

In a compound sentence, the clauses are not of equal

importance. We can make the link in the following 3
ways:

• with a co-ordinating conjunction;

• with a semi-colon or colon
• with a semi-colon or colon followed by a
connecting adverb.
Nipaporn is a Thai native speaker. Her first essay
in Thai was not published.
is a Thai native speaker, but her first essay
inNipaporn Thai was not published.

Sirilakhas never been to an English-speaking

country, but/yet She speaks English as fluently as
an English native speaker.
a. Natchaya is the pretiest girl in class. She is always
popular at the university.
Natchaya is the pretiest girl in class; she is always
popular at the university.
Natchaya is the pretiest girl in class; in other words, she
is always popular at the university.
b. The students in this class are hard-working; they are
the ones to get the A grade.
Compound sentences

To make a compound sentence, we can make the link of

two or more clauses with one of the co-ordinating
conjunctions (FANBOYS), e.g. and, but so, yet,
sometimes preceded by a comma:
He loves her but she doesn’t love him.
Diet is one factor in how long people live, but it is not
the only factor.
a. Nipaporn is a Thai native speaker but her first essay wasn’t
published.

b. Nipaporn is a Thai native speaker, but her first essay was not
published.

c. Nipaporn is a Thai native speaker; however, her first essay was not
published.

Sirilakhas never been to an English-speaking country, but/yet She

speaks English as fluently as an English native speaker.
Nipaporn is a Thai native speaker; however, her
first essay was not published.

Nipaporn is a Thai native speaker;

however/nevertheless/nonetheless/on the other
hand/on the contrary/in contrast/conversely/by
bcontrast/whereas/while, her first essay was not
published.
P loves English language. He takes it as the
major subject as the university.

P loves English language, so he takes it as the

major subject as the university.
P loves English language, so he takes it as the
major subject as the university.

P loves English language; thus/hence/as a

result/as a consequence/consequently/therefore
/for this reason, he takes it as the major subject
as the university.
P loves English language, and he takes it as the
major subject as the university.

P loves English language; furthermore/in

addition, he takes it as the major subject as the
university.
Lots of the students are not confident to give a dance in
front of class. They cannot perform a traditional Thai
dance in public.
Lots of the students are not confident to give a dance in
front of class, and they cannot perform a traditional Thai
dance in public.
Lots of the students are not confident to give a dance in
front of class; moreover, they cannot perform a
traditional Thai dance in public.
They do not eat a lot of read meat, nor do the eat many
dairy product.
(Notice that question word order is used after nor.)
Lots of the students are not confident to give a dance in
front of class. They are not confident to perform a
traditional Thai dance in public.
=> Lots of the students are not confident to give a dance
in front of class, nor are they confident to perform a
traditional Thai dance in public.