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Tom swims, and Mary plays tennis.
Comma before “and” in compound sentences!
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
MOREOVER HOWEVER OTHERWISE THEREFORE
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
SEMICOLON
Matt has benefited from his exercise program; he is slim and energetic.
IN THE MIDDLE
Bob is handsome; he is, moreover, rich.
Note: Place commas before and after a conjunctive adverb
in the middle!
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB:
AT THE END
Semicolons
• “If the relation between the ideas expressed in the main clauses is very close and obvious without a conjunction, you can separate the clauses with a semicolon” (Little, Brown Handbook, 9th Edition, p. 361).
Note: Semicolon before conjunctive adverb and comma after conjunctive adverb!
Conjunctive Adverbs “float”
• Conjunctive adverbs are sometimes called “floating” adverbs because they can be positioned at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a clause.
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich.
Clause 1 Independent
Clause 2 Independent
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich.
Bob is handsome; he is rich, moreover.
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB:
AT THE END
Bob is handsome; he is rich, moreover.
Note: Place a comma before a conjunctive adverb at the end!
Basic Elements
SUBJECT
PREDICATE
Mary
plays tennis.
SIMPLE SENTENCE
SUBJECT
PREDICATE
Mary
one subject
plays tennis.
one predicate
Simple Sentence
Tom and Mary
Compound Subject &
play tennis.
Simple Sentence
Tom and Mary
Compound Subject &
play tennis and swim.
Compound Predicate &
SIMPLE SENTENCE with compound subject
Tom and Mary play tennis.
SIMPLE SENTENCE with compound subject
and compound predicate
Tom and Mary play tenwk.baidu.comis and swim.
Hi, I’m Punctuation Pete!
SIMPLE SENTENCE with compound subject
Sentence Structure
Sentence Types
Sentence Structure
Sentence Types
Sentence Types
• Simple • Compound • Complex
Basic Elements of
Every Sentence
SUBJECT
PREDICATE
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB:
AT THE BEGINNING
Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich.
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB:
IN THE MIDDLE
Bob is handsome; he is, moreover, rich.
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB:
SUBJECT
PREDICATE
SUBJECT
and
PREDICATE
Compound Sentence
Tom
swims,
Mary
and
plays tennis.
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
FOR AND NOR BUT OR YET SO
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Tom swims, and Mary plays tennis.
Clause 1 Independent
Clause 2 Independent
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
and compound predicate
Tom and Mary play tennis and swim.
No comma before “and” in compound
subjects and predicates!
Compound Sentence with Coordinating Conjunctions
Comma before “and” in compound sentences!
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
MOREOVER HOWEVER OTHERWISE THEREFORE
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
SEMICOLON
Matt has benefited from his exercise program; he is slim and energetic.
IN THE MIDDLE
Bob is handsome; he is, moreover, rich.
Note: Place commas before and after a conjunctive adverb
in the middle!
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB:
AT THE END
Semicolons
• “If the relation between the ideas expressed in the main clauses is very close and obvious without a conjunction, you can separate the clauses with a semicolon” (Little, Brown Handbook, 9th Edition, p. 361).
Note: Semicolon before conjunctive adverb and comma after conjunctive adverb!
Conjunctive Adverbs “float”
• Conjunctive adverbs are sometimes called “floating” adverbs because they can be positioned at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a clause.
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich.
Clause 1 Independent
Clause 2 Independent
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich.
Bob is handsome; he is rich, moreover.
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB:
AT THE END
Bob is handsome; he is rich, moreover.
Note: Place a comma before a conjunctive adverb at the end!
Basic Elements
SUBJECT
PREDICATE
Mary
plays tennis.
SIMPLE SENTENCE
SUBJECT
PREDICATE
Mary
one subject
plays tennis.
one predicate
Simple Sentence
Tom and Mary
Compound Subject &
play tennis.
Simple Sentence
Tom and Mary
Compound Subject &
play tennis and swim.
Compound Predicate &
SIMPLE SENTENCE with compound subject
Tom and Mary play tennis.
SIMPLE SENTENCE with compound subject
and compound predicate
Tom and Mary play tenwk.baidu.comis and swim.
Hi, I’m Punctuation Pete!
SIMPLE SENTENCE with compound subject
Sentence Structure
Sentence Types
Sentence Structure
Sentence Types
Sentence Types
• Simple • Compound • Complex
Basic Elements of
Every Sentence
SUBJECT
PREDICATE
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB:
AT THE BEGINNING
Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich.
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB:
IN THE MIDDLE
Bob is handsome; he is, moreover, rich.
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB:
SUBJECT
PREDICATE
SUBJECT
and
PREDICATE
Compound Sentence
Tom
swims,
Mary
and
plays tennis.
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
FOR AND NOR BUT OR YET SO
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Tom swims, and Mary plays tennis.
Clause 1 Independent
Clause 2 Independent
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
and compound predicate
Tom and Mary play tennis and swim.
No comma before “and” in compound
subjects and predicates!
Compound Sentence with Coordinating Conjunctions