{"id":4225,"date":"2021-03-27T11:47:31","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T18:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/?p=4225"},"modified":"2021-04-07T16:53:32","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T23:53:32","slug":"what-is-a-compound-sentence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/what-is-a-compound-sentence\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is a Compound Sentence?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Figuring out how to use sentence structure in English is vital for improving both your speech and writing abilities. If you only use one kind of sentence structure, your English will sound very monotonous (boring). Thus, many English students want to learn how to vary sentence structure and create more interesting sentences. A key element of varied sentence structure is the <\/span><b><i>compound sentence<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Sentence Structure Examples<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To better understand compound sentences, it\u2019s important to see how they differ from other sentence structures. There are four types of sentence structures in English: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences. Let\u2019s take a look at the definitions and examples of each:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Simple Sentence<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A simple sentence has only one subject and one predicate. The subject is the person or thing doing the action, while the predicate is the part of the sentence that contains the main verb, as well as any information relating back to the action of the subject (object or modifier). In the following sentences, the subject is in <\/span><b>bold<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Here are a few examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>He<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">saw a bird<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>They<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">swim<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Sam<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is really hungry<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Jessica<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">wants an ice cream cone<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As you can see, each sentence above has only one subject and one primary verb. Therefore, these are all examples of simple sentences. Now let\u2019s see how complex sentences work:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Complex Sentence<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A complex sentence contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. An independent clause can stand on its own. So, if you took out any dependent clauses from the sentence, it would still make sense and be grammatically correct. Simple sentences are also examples of independent clauses without dependent clauses.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alternatively, a dependent clause cannot stand on its own and requires an independent clause to be a full sentence. In the following examples, the independent clause is in <\/span><b>bold<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. For example:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When he arrived at school<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>the other students had already left<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>I don\u2019t like pizza<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">unless it has a lot of cheese<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since no one would help me<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>I had to clean the whole apartment by myself<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before they left the house<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>they grabbed all of their toys<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">said goodbye to their parents<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All complex sentences have only one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. It\u2019s important to note that the independent clause and dependent clause(s) can appear in any order. Now let\u2019s take a look at compound-complex sentences:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Compound-Complex Sentence<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A compound-complex sentence is similar to a compound sentence, as it must have at least one dependent clause. However, rather than just one independent clause, a compound-complex sentence must have two independent clauses. Compound-complex sentences must contain at least one <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/the-ultimate-english-conjunctions-list\/\">coordinating conjunction<\/a> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">or<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">but<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, etc) and one subordinating conjunction (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">after<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">before<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">when<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">while<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">until<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, etc).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As before, the following sentences contain independent clauses in <\/span><b>bold<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While I go to the supermarket<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>my father cleans the house<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>my mother takes care of the dogs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>The man crashed his car<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">after the other driver ran a red light<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but <\/span><b>the other driver never looked back<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Everyone listened<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as <\/span><b>the politician made his speech<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">though nobody agreed with his views<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>They looked for the puppy all day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but <\/span><b>he was asleep<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">under a blanket the whole time<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As these examples show, coordinating conjunctions link two independent clauses, while subordinating conjunctions introduce a dependent clause before or after an independent clause. Finally, let&#8217;s look at the subject of today&#8217;s guide: the compound sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>What Is a Compound Sentence?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now that you have a better understanding of the three other types of sentence structures in English, it\u2019s time to answer the question at hand: <\/span><b><i>what is a compound sentence?<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> A compound sentence has one or more subjects or predicates. In other words, a compound sentence is composed of at least two independent clauses and no dependent clauses. These clauses are either joined by a coordinating conjunction or a <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/when-to-use-a-semicolon\/\">semicolon<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the sentences below, you can see the subject(s) in <\/span><b>bold<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. For example:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>We<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">heard a loud sound<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and <\/span><b>the engine<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">turned off<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>The teacher<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">spoke loudly<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but <\/span><b>the students<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">were not listening<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>I<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">painted the art<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>my assistant<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sold them<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>You<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">should come back tomorrow<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>I<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">will know more then<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When using a coordinating conjunction to link two independent clauses, you should always use a comma. A comma is not strong enough on its own to join independent clauses without a conjunction. So, if you don\u2019t want to use a conjunction, you\u2019ll need to use a semicolon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>How to Vary Sentence Structure in English<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Varying sentence structure is important when speaking or writing English. Why? Because using the same sentence structure over and over again sounds boring and unnatural. For example, let&#8217;s look at a paragraph that only uses simple sentences:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Unvaried Sentence Structure<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I like the beach. It is very beautiful. I went there last week. The sun was shining. The water was blue and clear. Some people were playing volleyball. My dog ran and played. My dog grabbed the volleyball. The people chased after him. I apologized to everyone. It was a disaster!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While the paragraph above makes sense, it is awkward to read. Every sentence has a very similar structure (with only one subject and one predicate), which gives it a sense of constant repetition. So, let\u2019s mix things up a bit:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Varied Sentence Structure<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I like the beach. It is a beautiful place to spend a day off. In fact, I went to the beach last week after I had finished work. The sun was shining and the water was blue and clear. Some people were playing volleyball nearby, but I wasn\u2019t in the mood to play. My dog ran and played with the people, but he had an ulterior motive. He grabbed the volleyball and ran as fast as he could. The people chased after him, but he was too fast. Eventually, I was able to catch him and return the ball to its rightful owners. Naturally, I apologized to everyone. It started out as such a beautiful day, but it ended on an awkward note. What a disaster!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It sounds much better this way, doesn\u2019t it? Simple sentences only allow you to express simple concepts. By adding compound, complex, and even compound-complex sentences, you can make your English writing and speaking sound more detailed, expressive, and interesting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The easiest way to mix things up is to think about several different ways to say the same thing. This will force you to use different sentence structures and think about new ways to express yourself. While you may not be able to do this quickly during a conversation, you can definitely improve your writing and, with time, adapt your speaking to include more diverse sentence structures.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The compound sentence structure is one of the best ways to express two or more distinct but contextually-related statements. It offers you more freedom than simple sentences, without the complexity of other sentence structures. Now that you know the definition of compound sentences, you can start adding them to your own English speaking and writing! This way, you can express yourself clearly and make your English sound more varied and interesting!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019d like to hear native English speakers using the compound sentence structure and other types of English sentence structures in everyday speech, be sure to subscribe to the Magoosh <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCKwaubtv7Pl6iQqGw97YEgg\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Youtube<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> channel today!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Figuring out how to use sentence structure in English is vital for improving both your speech and writing abilities. If you only use one kind of sentence structure, your English will sound very monotonous (boring). Thus, many English students want to learn how to vary sentence structure and create more interesting sentences. 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