Introduction - Indiana

II. Compound Sentences. A. A compound sentence has two independent clauses (or two simple sentences). 1. ex: Mary is in 5th grade, and Joe is in 7th grade. B. Connect the two independent clauses with a comma and a coordinating conjunction: For But. And Or. Nor Yet. So. C. Or . . . use a semicolon to join the two independent clauses. ................
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