Compound sentences with coordinating conjunctions

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U1 Writing compound sentences with coordinating conjunctions


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Compound Sentences with Coordinating Conjunctions

W hen you join two things that could be sentences on their own with a word such as “and,” “but,” or “or,” you need a comma before the coordinating conjunction. - See more at: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/comma-splice?page=all#sthash.iw29Pi5Q.dpuf Are these sentences? Cougars win. (This could stand by itself as a sentence.) If he ate. (Nope. It needs more.) Image credits: Cougar/Flickr Creative Commons/By ucumari , Adrien Sifre Photography

The Pattern sentence , for sentence and nor but or yet so The forward kicked the ball , and we scored the winning goal. Photo credit: Brad Esser

The Pattern sentence , for sentence and nor but or yet so The forward fell to the ground , and opposing team stole the ball. Photo credit: Brad Esser

The Pattern sentence , for sentence and nor but or yet so S he zoomed down the field , so we broke the tie. Photo credit: Brad Esser

The Pattern sentence , for sentence. and nor but or yet so y our sentence , coordinating conjunction your sentence . Now, please write a sentence following this pattern.
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