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membahas compound sentence, kita review kembali tentang simple sentence.
1. A
simple sentence has one subject and one verb. The subject, the verb, or both
may be compound.
·
China has become a giant in economy.
·
The father and son work in the same
company. (compound subject)
·
The dog barked and howled. (compound
verb)
·
Tom and Jerry are singing and dancing.
(compound subject and compound verb)
2. A
particular phrase within a sentence, a prepositional, appositive or participial
phrase, can cause confusion because the cause may contain a noun or participle
thatlooks like the subject or th verb of the sentence.
·
Don’t confuse object of prepositions with the
subject of sentences.
The flowers in the vase are
still fresh after two days.
(the subject is the flowers,
not the vase)
Candidates with experience
have a greater chance of getting hired.
(the subject is candidates,
not experiences)
·
Don’t’ confuse nouns in appositive phrase
with the subject of the sentences.
Norway, one of the Scandinavian
countries is very beautiful.
(the subject is Norway, not
countries)
Carmen, the oldest of five
children, works hard to support the family.
(The subject is Carmen, not
the children)
·
Don’t confuse participle in participial
phrases with the main verbs of sentences.
The house, built decades
ago, stood in the middle of a huge garden.
(the verb is stood, not the
past participle built)
The runners, gasping for
breath, came to the finish line.
(the verb is came, not the present
participle gasping)
COMPOUND SENTENCES
While
a simple sentence has a single main clause, a compound sentence has two or more
main clauses joined by coordinate conjuctions. A main clause is an independent
statement, and it does not function as a noun or as a modifier. The information
or ideas contained in the main clauses of a compound sentence are of equal
importance.
Coordinate
conjuctions:
And
But/yet
So
For
Or
Examples:
·
Betty is a very lazy student, and she always
come late to class.
·
Anna studied hard for the exam, but (yet) she
failed.
·
He studied hard, so he pass.
·
Margo did not talk to John, for she was
angry.
·
Maryam will stay, or I will leave.
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