1. Sentence Level Writing

Compound and Complex Sentences

1. Compound sentences are formed by combining two or more sentences which are all independent clauses. They are formed by the coordinating conjunctions such as but, and, or, etc.

For example,

She worked hard, and she scored good marks.

As you see in the example, both clauses that are combined by ‘and’ are independent clauses; so such kind of sentences is called compound sentences.

• Complex sentences are sentences that contain one or more independent clauses and one dependent clause in a sentence.

For example,

When she was in primary school, she used to study hard.In the example above, the first part of the sentence is a subordinate (dependent) clause, while the second part of the sentence is a main (independent) clause. Such kind of sentences is called complex

2. Paragraph Writing

Write   individual   sentences about the study habits of a successful student based on the information given in the Box; then organize the sentences together in a paragraph to develop a story. Be sure that you use correct punctuation and cohesive devices in combining the sentences together. One is done for you.

period(full stop)(.) written at the end of a sentence

Example: Tomas wrote a letter to his uncle.

comma(,): There are different functions of the comma(,). Some of its uses include the following.

1. to separate words in a series.

Example: The student is intelligent, hard-working and duty-minded.

• when the subordinate clause appears before the main clause in a sentence.

Example: When I was a child, I used to play hide -and-seek.

Question mark(?): We use question mark at the end of a direct question.

Example: Do you like the English lesson?

Semi-colon(;): We use semi-colon to join related independent clauses with connecting words.

Example: When I finish here, I will be glad to help you; and that is a

promise I will keep.