Compound Sentence - What Is A Compound Sentence, Some Examples

Here’s how you create a compound sentence and some examples as a guide.

COMPOUND SENTENCE – Further understanding of what a compound sentence is and some compound sentences examples.

A compound sentence is a sentence that connects two independent clauses that typically uses coordinating conjunctions such as and or but to connect the independent clauses. There are actually four types of sentence structures: simple sentence, compound sentence, complex sentence, and compound-complex sentence.

But in this article, we will further understand a specific structure – the compound sentences. This type of sentence structure unites two related ideas or independent clauses. An independent clause is a clause that can stand alone even when separated as sentences. Apart from coordinating conjunctions, compound sentences may also be separated with a semicolon, a comma, a colon, or a dash.

Here are some quotes as example sentences:

“The drought had lasted now for 10 million years, and the reign of the terrible lizards had long since ended.”
– Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odyssey
“In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”
– Ronald Reagan
“I used to be snow white, but I drifted.”
– Mae West
“I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don’t always agree with them.”
– George H. W. Bush

Some sample sentences that are separated with a semicolon, a comma, a colon, or a dash:

Semicolon
Example:
I like coffee; it wakes me up for my morning activities.
Comma
Example:
I like chocolate, and he likes coffee.
Colon
Example:
I know one thing: I can’t live without coffee.
Dash
Example:
He knows I’m here – he can smell my kind favorite kind of coffee.

Examples with coordinating conjunctions: