Practice with Compound and Complex Sentences
Directions: Examine the pairs of sentences below. On lines 1 through 3. prace
them, using the 3 different methods for constructing compound sentences
a complex sentence by using a subordinating conjunction to make one of the
Remember to use proper punctuation, ernesto was running a fever last night. he feels better today.

1.Although Ernesto was running fever last night, he feels better today.

2.Ernesto was running fever last night, but he feels better today.

3.Ernesto was running fever last night; he feels better today.

Explanation:

COMPOUND SENTENCE:  When two independent clauses are combined together using a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon, the sentence becomes a COMPOUND SENTENCE.  

Coordinating Conjunctions:  For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

FOR EXAMPLE:  Mary like to sing.

                               She likes to dance.

These are two simple sentences.  We can combine the two sentences either using a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon making it a compound sentence .

Compound Sentence 1:  Mary likes to sing AND she likes to dance.  (combined the sentence using coordinating conjunction, AND)

Compound Sentence 2:  Mary likes to sing; she likes to dance.

COMPLEX SENTENCE:  When one independent clause is combined with one dependent clause using a subordinate conjunction, the sentence becomes a COMPLEX SENTENCE.

Subordinating conjunctions:  Although, because, while etc.

FOR EXAMPLE:  Although I was late for the exam, the examiner allowed me in.

“the examiner allowed me in” is an independent clause  

“Although I was late for the exam” is dependent clause, i.e. the sentence is not complete, we need more information to complete it.

FOR EXAMPLE:  ALTHOUGH I was late for the exam, the examiner allowed me in.