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Sentence Combining
Practice 2: Sentence-Combining Option #1

To combine sentences using the first sentence-combining option, join two independent clauses with a comma and a coordinating conjunction to form a compound sentence. Use this method when combining two sentences of equal importance.

Complete idea: John made a basket.
Complete idea: He is a good basketball player.

Using Coordinating Conjunctions to Combine Sentences
Coordinating Conjunctions	Meaning	Example
and	in addition	A driver threw a cigarette out the window, and brush caught on fire along the road.
but	however	The motorcycle hit the side of the car, but no one was injured.
for	because	He has two jobs, for he wants to get out of debt.
nor	indicates a second negative statement	Jerry does not like snakes, nor does he like spiders.
or	indicates alternatives	She will study philosophy, or she will study sociology.
so (may use and so)	as a result	She wants to become a lawyer, so she is earning A’s and B’s in high school.
yet (may use and yet)	however	His major is economics, yet he prefers taking classes in history.
* The acronym FANBOYS may help you to remember the seven coordinating conjunctions.
** Notice that when an independent clause begins with nor, the subject-verb order is reversed.

Instructions:
Insert a comma and a coordinating conjunction between the independent clauses. Check the definitions of the coordinating conjunctions in the table above (and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet).

Example question: Radio provides audio. Television provides audio and video.
Example answer: Radio provides audio, but television provides audio and video.

1 .

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.
The plane trip only takes one hour. Let’s not drive there.

2 .

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.
Paola despises jogging. Does she like swimming.

3 .

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.
Literacy has risen this year. Many people are now studying language.

4 .

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.
We can take the yacht. We can take the ocean liner.

5 .

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.
The driver was drunk. He was not injured in the accident.

6 .

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.
Robert sells the product. He does not use it.

7 .

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.
Mirella applied to Princeton University. She was not accepted.

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