COMPOUND SENTENCES

THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SENTENCES

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A COMPOUND SENTENCE

EXAMPLES

• The boy and girl ran across the street.
• My brother and sister came to visit me.
• You could read a book, or do your homework.
• Soccer and basketball are fun to play.
• The kids enjoy pizza and ice cream.

COMPOUND QUOTES

• "Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time." - Gerald R. Ford
• "A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on." - John F. Kennedy
• "You can put wings on a pig, but you don't make it an eagle." - Bill Clinton
• "Trust, but verify. " Ronald Regan
• "I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them." George W. H. Bush

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SOURCES

• http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-compounds.html
• http://grammar.about.com/od/c/g/compoundsent.htm
• http://eslbee.com/sentences.htm

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