SIMPLE SENTENCES
Iron rusts.
George V is king.
Dogs, foxes, and hares are quadrupeds. [Compound subject.]
The defendant rose and addressed the court. [Compound predicate.]
Merton and his men crossed the bridge and scaled the wall. [Both subject and predicate are compound.]
COMPOUND SENTENCES
Shakspere was born in 1564; he died in 1616. [Two coordinate clauses; no conjunction.]
A rifle cracked, and the wolf fell dead. [Two clauses joined by the conjunction and.]
You must hurry, or we shall lose the train. [Two clauses joined by or.]
James Watt did not invent the steam engine, but he greatly improved it. [Two clauses joined by but.]
Either you have neglected to write or your letter has failed to reach me. [Two clauses joined by either ... or.]
The following conjunctions may be used to join coordinate clauses: and (both ... and), or (either ... or), nor (neither ... nor), but, for.
Iron rusts.
George V is king.
Dogs, foxes, and hares are quadrupeds. [Compound subject.]
The defendant rose and addressed the court. [Compound predicate.]
Merton and his men crossed the bridge and scaled the wall. [Both subject and predicate are compound.]
COMPOUND SENTENCES
Shakspere was born in 1564; he died in 1616. [Two coordinate clauses; no conjunction.]
A rifle cracked, and the wolf fell dead. [Two clauses joined by the conjunction and.]
You must hurry, or we shall lose the train. [Two clauses joined by or.]
James Watt did not invent the steam engine, but he greatly improved it. [Two clauses joined by but.]
Either you have neglected to write or your letter has failed to reach me. [Two clauses joined by either ... or.]
The following conjunctions may be used to join coordinate clauses: and (both ... and), or (either ... or), nor (neither ... nor), but, for.
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