Compound Sentences

A compound sentence is made up of two or more independent clauses, joined by a coordinating conjunction.

The coordinating conjunctions are: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so. The acronym for remembering these is FANBOYS.

An independent clause has the same definition as a sentence.

contains a group of words

includes a subject and a predicate

expresses a complete thought.

In a compound sentence, the first clause starts with a capital letter and ends with a comma.

I am going home,

then you add the conjunction, and the second clause.

and I intend to stay there

If that is the end of the compound sentence, add a period, question mark, or exclamation mark. The final product looks like this:

I am going home, and I intend to stay there.

More examples:

Marvin waited for the train, but the train was late.
I do not like apples, nor do I enjoy bananas.
English is a gruesome language, yet even a toddler can speak it.
I couldn't find a hammer, so I banged the nail in with my head.
Study hard for the test, for Dr. Turner will torture you if you don't.
You can play squash, or you can sign up for fitness.