** Compound Sentence:
A compound sentence has at least two independent clauses. For example:
- I used to jog, but the ice cubes kept falling out of my glass.
- He is poor but he is honest.
- Not only Rahim but also Karim went there.
- Study hard otherwise you will fail.
- Either Karim or Rahim went there.
- The man had no money nevertheless he wanted to buy the shirt.
>Double Sentence:
- He came to me and discusses the matter.
- You must do it or you will be in a danger.
- They will eat or drink.
>Multiple Sentence:
- I came, saw and conquered.
- The man did the work, took some rest and went home.
- He come our house, ate rice, gossiped for some time and went away.
>In a compound sentence, the two clauses are joined using:
- a conjunction with a comma (e.g., “, and“) (Read more about when to use commas before conjunctions.)
- a semicolon. (Read more about using semicolons.)
- a colon
- (This is rare because the words after a colon are not often an independent clause.)
(Read more about using colons.) - a dash. (Read more about using dashes instead of semicolons and colons.)
- a conjunction with a semicolon (e.g., “; and“) (This is rare because it’s an outdated style.) (Read more about when to use a comma before conjunctions.)
>Compound Sentence:
Below are examples of compound sentences. In each example, the independent clauses are shaded.
- Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.
- There used to be a real me, but I had it surgically removed.
- Go, and never darken my towels again. (Note: Go is the shortest sentence in English.)
- Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain – and most fools do.
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