English Compound Sentences and 12 Examples

English Compound Sentences and 12 Examples

English Compound Sentences and 12 Examples



Compound sentences combine different sentences or phrases through conjunctions and present them as a single sentence. In this way, two different facts or information is transmitted to the other party in a single sentence. Such use enhances the narrative in the paragraph.

Example Sentences;

  • I want to lose weight, yet I eat chocolate daily.
  • Michael did not like to read. She was not very good at it.
  • They wanted to go to Paris, but I wanted to see London.
  • She is very smart, and she knows it
  • I think you’d enjoy the party. I don’t mind if you stay home.
  • I don’t want to drink. I don’t want to eat.
  • The boys sang and the girls danced.

 


  • Mary was out of milk, so she went to the store.
  • I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming.
  • A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.
  • We went to the mall; however, we only went window-shopping.
  • I saw Samuel yesterday but he didn’t see me.

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