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Compound Sentences

Today you are going to learn about compound sentences an important part of English grammar.

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Grammar: Compound Sentences

Definition of a compound sentence.

A compound sentence:
has two or more independent clauses or simple sentences which are connected using coordinate conjunctions like "and", "but" and "or"
is an effective way to show the relative importance of two pieces of information

Compound Sentence Examples

Mio eats breakfast and she goes to work.
Mio reads a book or she listens to the radio.
Note: the two parts of these compound sentences contain equally important pieces of information
Specifically, eating breakfast and going to work are equally important as are reading a book or listening to the radio

From YOUR Teacher: Compound Sentences

These sentences are a little more difficult to understand than simple sentences but still pretty easy.

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