GRAMMAR & STRUCTURE
Compound Sentences

Definition

A compound sentence consists of two or more simple sentences put together in one sentence.

Example

The	students walk	to the beach, and	they go	for a swim every Friday.
	subject + verb		subject + verb

Explanation

A compound sentence --

joins two or more simple sentences in one sentence by using a linking word or conjunction (with a comma). Examples of conjunctions are words such as: "and, but, or, so".
has more than one subject + verb.
has tense agreement between the verbs, but they can show time differences by using different verb tenses.
can omit the second subject if the subjects are the same.

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