Compound Sentence
My mother washed the vegetables and then she cut them into little pieces
My mother washed the vegetables, and then she cut them into little pieces.
While he waited at the train station Joe realized that the train was late
While he waited at the train station, Joe realized that the train was late.
Karen the girl sitting behind me in class is wearing a green shirt
Karen, the girl sitting behind me in class, is wearing a green shirt.
Meghan asked are you coming to my party
Meghan asked, “Are you coming to my party?”
The sky is clear the stars are twinkling
The sky is clear; the stars are twinkling.
The students finished class and then they went to lunch
The students finished class, and then they went to lunch.
Because he was so small Stuart was often hard to find around the house
Because he was so small, Stuart was often hard to find around the house.
The insect a large cockroach with hairy legs is crawling across the kitchen table
The insect, a large cockroach with hairy legs, is crawling across the kitchen table.
“You are looking in the wrong direction,” explained the detective.
“You are looking in the wrong direction,” explained the detective.
Malls are great places to shop I can find everything I need under one roof
Malls are great places to shop; I can find everything I need under one roof.
He didn't want to go to the dentist yet he went anyway
He didn't want to go to the dentist, yet he went anyway.
After the tornado hit there was very little left standing
After the tornado hit, there was very little left standing.
An enormous man with great strength Henry was able to carry the entire pallet of bricks by himself
An enormous man with great strength, Henry was able to carry the entire pallet of bricks by himself.
Thank you for the nice present exclaimed Emma
"Thank you for the nice present!" exclaimed Emma.
Tom reads novels Jack reads comic books
Tom reads novels; Jack reads comic books.
Should we start class now or wait for everyone to get here
Should we start class now, or wait for everyone to get here?
I'll quickly stop at Shoprite since we have no milk
I'll quickly stop at Shoprite since we have no milk.
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My grandmother's apartment had bugs big brown cockroaches
My grandmother's apartment had bugs, big brown cockroaches!
The car lights she explained aren’t bright enough to drive at night
“The car lights,” she explained, “aren’t bright enough to drive at night.”
I went to the doctor for my annual check-up I hate getting shots more than anything in the world
I went to the doctor for my annual check-up; I hate getting shots more than anything in the world!