Combining Sentences
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A compound sentence is made up of two or more simple sentences. Usually
the simple sentences are joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction
such as and, or, but or for. Sometimes, the two simple sentences are joined
by a semicolon (;) instead of a comma and conjunction.
Simple sentences: Bob thought Fuzzy was growling. The cat was purring.
Compound sentence: Bob thought Fuzzy was growling, but the cat was
purring.
Simple sentences: Omar sent a funny email to Jenny. She didn’t think it was
amusing.
Compound sentence: Omar sent a funny email to Jenny; she didn’t think it
was amusing.
Simple sentences: The circus elephant lifted its trunk. My little brother got
scared.
Compound sentence: The circus elephant lifted its trunk, and my little
brother got scared.
Simple sentences: Darlene thought her haircut was awful. Everybody else
liked it.
Compound sentence: Darlene thought her haircut was awful, but everybody
else liked it.