{"id":73993,"date":"2020-04-14T08:42:53","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T08:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=73993"},"modified":"2020-04-14T08:42:53","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T08:42:53","slug":"how-to-combine-two-or-more-simple-sentences-into-a-compound-sentence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/how-to-combine-two-or-more-simple-sentences-into-a-compound-sentence\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Combine Two Or More Simple Sentences Into A Compound Sentence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/compound-sentences\/\"><b>compound sentence<\/b><\/a>\u00a0contains two or more independent clauses connected by a\u00a0<b><a href=\"coordinating-conjunctions.htm\">coordinating conjunction<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>There are mainly four types of coordinating conjunctions:\u00a0<b>cumulative, adversative, alternative<\/b>\u00a0and<b>\u00a0illative<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h3>Cumulative conjunction<\/h3>\n<p>The<b>\u00a0cumulative conjunction<\/b>\u00a0merely adds one statement with the other or one coordinate clause with another coordinate clause. Examples are:\u00a0<b><a href=\"..\/usage\/and.htm\">and<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/using-as-well-as\/\">as well as<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/not-only-but-also\/\">not only \u2026 but also<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Study the example given below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She is a teacher. She is a writer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We can combine these two simple sentences into a single\u00a0<a href=\"compound-sentence.htm\">compound sentence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She is a teacher\u00a0<b>and\u00a0<\/b>a writer.<\/li>\n<li>She is\u00a0<b>not only<\/b>\u00a0a teacher\u00a0<b>but also<\/b>\u00a0a writer.<\/li>\n<li>She is a writer\u00a0<b>as well as<\/b>\u00a0a teacher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Another example is given below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The house was big. It was well-ventilated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We can combine these two sentences into one.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The house was big\u00a0<b>and\u00a0<\/b>well-ventilated.<\/li>\n<li>The house was\u00a0<b>not only<\/b>\u00a0big\u00a0<b>but also<\/b>\u00a0well-ventilated.<\/li>\n<li>The house was big\u00a0<b>as well as<\/b>\u00a0well-ventilated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>My brother plays the piano. He plays the guitar.<\/li>\n<li>My brother plays the piano<b>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/b>the guitar.<\/li>\n<li>My brother plays\u00a0<b>not only<\/b>\u00a0the piano\u00a0<b>but also<\/b>\u00a0the guitar.<\/li>\n<li>My brother plays the guitar<b>\u00a0as well as<\/b>\u00a0the piano.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Adversative conjunction<\/h2>\n<p>An\u00a0<b>adversative conjunction\u00a0<\/b>joins two clauses that express contrasting ideas. Examples are:\u00a0<b><a href=\"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/the-conjunctions-and-or-but\/\">but<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/yet\/\">yet<\/a>, nevertheless<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b><a href=\"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/however-still-yet-though\/\">however<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Read the two clauses given below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is raining. We will hold the exhibition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The two sentences given above express contrasting ideas because when it is raining, people are more likely to cancel events like matches and exhibitions. However, in this case the organizers decide to hold the exhibition.<\/p>\n<p>These two clauses can be combined using an<b>\u00a0adversative conjunction<\/b>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is raining\u00a0<b>but\u00a0<\/b>we will hold the exhibition.<\/li>\n<li>It is raining\u00a0<b>yet\u00a0<\/b>we will hold the exhibition.<\/li>\n<li>It is raining;\u00a0<b>nevertheless<\/b>\u00a0we will hold the exhibition.<\/li>\n<li>It is raining;\u00a0<b>however,<\/b>\u00a0we will hold the exhibition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The conjunctions\u00a0<b>nevertheless<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b>however<\/b>\u00a0do not connect the two clauses in the strict sense of the term. Note that the clauses are still separated by a\u00a0<b><a href=\"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/punctuation\/\">semicolon<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It is also possible to separate the clauses with a full stop. In this case, the words\u00a0<b>nevertheless<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b>however<\/b>\u00a0merely act as <a href=\"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/correct-use-of-however-therefore-moreover-furthermore-consequently\/\">transitional adverbs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He plays the piano well. His favourite instrument is the guitar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These clauses also express contrasting ideas. We can combine them using an adversative conjunction.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He plays the piano well\u00a0<b>but<\/b>\u00a0his favourite instrument is the guitar.<\/li>\n<li>He plays the piano well,\u00a0<b>yet\u00a0<\/b>his favourite instrument is the guitar.<\/li>\n<li>He plays the piano well;\u00a0<b>nevertheless<\/b>, his favourite instrument is the violin.<\/li>\n<li>He plays the piano well;\u00a0<b>however<\/b>, his favourite instrument is the violin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Alternative conjunction<\/h2>\n<p>An\u00a0<b>alternative conjunction<\/b>\u00a0is used to suggest that only one possibility can be realized. Examples are:\u00a0<b>or,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/either-and-either-or\/\">either\u2026or<\/a><\/b>. Some alternative conjunctions are used to connect two negative ideas. Example:\u00a0<b><a href=\"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/neither-nor\/\">neither\u2026nor<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can work hard. You can fail.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The sentences given above discuss two possibilities of which only one can be realized.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can work hard<b>\u00a0or\u00a0<\/b>you can fail.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note that words for repeated ideas can be left out in the second of two coordinate clauses.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can work hard or fail.<\/li>\n<li>You can either work hard<b>\u00a0or<\/b>\u00a0fail.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The conjunction\u00a0<b>neither\u2026nor\u00a0<\/b>is used to join two negative ideas.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He does not smoke. He does not drink.<\/li>\n<li>He\u00a0<b>neither\u00a0<\/b>smokes\u00a0<b>nor\u00a0<\/b>drinks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a0compound sentence\u00a0contains two or more independent clauses connected by a\u00a0coordinating conjunction. There are mainly four types of coordinating conjunctions:\u00a0cumulative, adversative, alternative\u00a0and\u00a0illative. Cumulative conjunction The\u00a0cumulative conjunction\u00a0merely adds one statement with the other or one coordinate&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[251],"tags":[2512,2645,2486,2644],"class_list":["post-73993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grammar","tag-compound-sentence","tag-join-two-simple-sentences-into-compound-sentences","tag-sentence-synthesis","tag-simple-sentence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73993"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73994,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73993\/revisions\/73994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}