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A compound sentence refers to a sentence made up of two independent clauses (or complete sentences) connected to one another with a coordinating conjunction. Coordinating conjunctions are easy to remember if you think of the words "FAN BOYS": For And Nor But Or Yet So The following are examples of compound sentences: Johan waited for the train, but the train was late. Mariam and Sakinah arrived at the bus station before noon, and they left on the bus before I arrived. Mariam and Sakinah left on the bus before I arrived, so I did not see them at the bus station. USE A COMMA BEFORE A COORDINATING CONJUNCTION THAT JOINS TWO INDEPENDENT CLAUSES. HOWEVER, COMMA IS NOT NECESSARY FOR SHORT CLAUSES.  If the two "sentences" (known as independent clauses) are very short, it is acceptable – for style purposes – to omit the comma. Johan joined the Army and Daud joined the Marines. Johan joined the Army, and Daud joined the Marines.

When you are writing an essay for examination purpose, it is good to be ambitious but being correct is more important because your marks depend on it! "How to be correct?" 1. Understand and remember the tenses and the subject-verb agreement. "So many, I got confused!" You don't have to know all, just the basic (simple, continuous and perfect tenses) but use them correctly and effectively. 2. Understand and remember English sentence structures. Basic structure : ( subject + verb + object )        Example: The young lady loves the song . 3 types of sentences :  Simple : The young lady loves the song. Compound : The young lady loves the song, but her brother hates it. Complex : Although the young lady loves the song, her brother hates it.

Professor David Crystal explains, "Sentences make words yield up their meanings."  To be able to express your ideas effectively, you need to know the variety of sentence structures and how to use them appropriately in your piece of writing. Study the examples below, and you will see how your idea can be expressed in three different ways without changing the meaning. Example 1: It was raining cats and dogs. (simple sentence 1) The boys refused to stop playing football in the field. (simple sentence 2) Example 2: It was raining cats and dogs, but the boys refused to stop playing football in the field. (compound sentence) Example 3: Even though it was raining cats and dogs, the boys refused to stop playing football in the field. (complex sentence) For more information, read Fokus SPM (February 2013, page 38-39)

Teachers Dearest, InsyaaAllah, I will be ready to go to your schools again in 2013 to share my knowledge and experience regarding essay writing with your SPM students. I would really appreciate it if you could contact me as soon as possible to make reservation for the seminar at your schools, so that I can plan my schedule as well as block your desired dates from others. Hoping to hear from you soon. Thank you.

Tip UPSR: Tinggalkan dulu soalan susah ketika jawab Bahasa Inggeris Oleh P Rangit Singh Berita Harian 2010/09/15 Bahasa Inggeris PAPER 1 English Paper 1 contains 40 multiple choice questions. They cover the vocabulary, social situation, grammar and comprehension aspects of the language. In Section A , pupils are to answer questions which test their vocabulary. Pupils are given three different types of questions namely word level questions, phrase level questions and sentence level questions. For this section pupils need to study the pictures given in order to answer most of the questions. Pupils can use the ‘Wh’ questions to derive the information from the pictures. Make sure you read all the options given. Understand them and finally make your choice. Remember to choose the best answer. In Section B , different social situations are given through the speech bubbles in the pictures. Before proceeding to the options (A, B, C and D), look at the picture and then read t...

We may form Compound Sentences by : 1. Using a Comma and a Joining Word (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So)  The teacher lectured for over an hour , and his students slept soundly. The students studied hard , for they feared they might fail the test.  Aminah had a test the next day , so she studied all night long. Subject + Predicate , joining word Subject + Predicate . 2. Using a Semicolon. The teacher lectured for over an hour ; his students slept soundly. The students studied hard ; they feared they might fail the test. Aminah studied all night long ; she had a test the next day. Subject + Predicate ; Subject + Predicate . 3. Using a Semicolon, a Transition Word (however, therefore, in fact, on the other hand, nonetheless, besides, instead, then, moreover, similarly, nevertheless, etc.) and a Comma. The flower was beautiful ; however , it smelled awful.  Salmah did all her homework ; then , she went to sleep.  Ali studied for the test all wee...