Week of October 10-14

    We will be covering compound sentences this week. Make sure that you take a look at the notes below, to have a better understanding of what compound sentences are. Make sure that you turn in all assignments to all teachers.  

What Are Compound Sentences?

A compound sentence has at least two independent clauses.

An independent clause (unlike a dependent clause) can stand alone as a sentence.

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(This is rare because it's an outdated style.)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.)

Examples of Compound Sentences

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. (Albert Einstein, 1879-1955)
• There used to be a real me, but I had it surgically removed. (Peter Sellers, 1925-1980)
• Go, and never darken my towels again. (Groucho Marx, 1890-1977)
(Note: Go is the shortest sentence in English.)
• Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do. (Dale Carnegie)

Reminders:  

Monday: No School 

Tuesday: Last day to pay the initial payment for the end-of-year-trip

Wednesday:

Thursday: University T-Shirt 

Friday: Spirit T-Shirt