A coordinating conjunction, as well as a comma.
Diagram: I,ccI
Example: I baked a pie, so she baked a cake.
You join 2 independent clauses together with a conjunction.
Words that connect phrases or clauses in a compound sentence are called coordinating conjunctions. These words include "and," "but," "or," "nor," "for," "yet," and "so." They are used to join independent clauses or coordinate elements within a sentence.
comma splice
To replace a period at the end of a sentence To begin a list of elements contained within a sentence To join independent clauses when the second clause explains the first To replace the conjunctions and, or, or but and to connect the main clauses in a compound sentence
A semicolon is used to join two independent clauses together. An example of two independent clauses joined together via semicolon is: "Baum's book is a political allegory; few people today would recognize the political events in this story."
When joining two independent clauses you use a comma and a conjunction to join them. This is also known as IC + IC (Independent clause + Independent clause). Example: Jim studied for his exam in the library, and he was very quiet. You could also have a sentence called an DC + IC (Dependent Clause + Independent Clause). Example: When Jim studied in the library, he saw his old sixth grade teacher from last year.
A comma splice is the use of a comma to join two independent clauses without a conjunction. It is considered an error in formal writing.
The sentence "Last summer you decided to drive to the beach." is not a compound sentence.To have a compound sentence, you need to have at least two independent clauses. An independent clause contains a subject and a predicate and makes sense without any other clauses. The two (or more) clauses are connected by a conjunction. Sentences can have conjunctions that join compound subjects or compound predicates, but they are not necessarily compound sentences.Examples of compound sentences:* My friend invited me to a tea party, but my parents wouldn't let me go.* Do you want to stay here or will you go shopping with me?* Neither Joy nor Marian can bake a cake, although their sister can.
The "comma"is before the word"but"because if you had a sentence that your teacher wants you to write,that sentence would be called a"compound sentence".A compound sentence is a sentence that have the words"but"and"and".(example.I want that dog ,but I changed my mind.)
I wouldn't use a semicolon in a conditional (if) sentence. Semicolons can join two independent clauses without a conjunction. The "if" clause in a conditional sentence is dependent, not independent.
You actually have two independent clauses here, one about the clown one about the child. If you use the conjunction 'and', you can join them together.The clown made a face and the child burst into laughter. ---- Now you have a compound sentence made up of two independent clauses. They are connected by the coordinating conjunction and.
Two complex sentences joined by a semicolon are considered a compound sentence. A compound-complex sentence would have a combination of independent and dependent clauses, which are different than the two independent clauses in a compound sentence connected by a semicolon.