Connecting Sentences 1
She ate pizza, and he ate fries.
I was tired, ___ I went to sleep.
so
He went to school. He went to the park.
He went to school, and he went to the park.
I love to sleep in, ___ I have school in the morning.
but
Robbie wanted to go to the game, but the tickets were sold out.
Correct!
She took the dogs on a long walk. They were quiet all day.
She took the dogs on a long walk, so they were quiet all day.
The dog was bored, ___ he started barking.
so
Ben is allergic to dogs. Ben has three dogs.
Ben is allergic to dogs, but has three dogs.
Ben is allergic to dogs, yet has three dogs.
He wasn't hungry, ___ was he thirsty.
nor
Emily ordered a hamburger, and fries.
Incorrect!
There are not two separate sentences joined together, so no comma is needed.
She is a vegetarian. She doesn't eat meat.
She is vegetarian, so she doesn't eat meat.
She loved reading, ___ she never made time to read.
yet / but
I could go now. I could go later.
I could go now, or I could go later.
I am going to the gym, ___ I want to lose weight.
because
Ms. Jenderny doesn't like milk, nor she doesn't like soda.
Wrong!
"Nor" takes the place of "not" in the second part of the sentence, AND you reverse the order of the subject & verb - NOR DOES SHE LIKE SODA.
I love candy. I know candy is not good for me.
I love candy, but I know it is not good for me.
Would you rather have ham, ___ would you rather have turkey on your sandwich?
or
She edited her paper carefully. She had no errors.
She edited her paper carefully, so she had no errors.
I can eat cake, ___ or I can eat pie.
or
She drank lots of water, yet she was still thirsty.
Correct!
He was not happy. He was not excited.
He was not happy, nor was he excited.
He was neither happy nor excited (not a compound sentence)
Thomas will be late to work, ___ he has a dentist appointment.
for
He wasn't feeling well. He went to school anyway.
He wasn't feeling well, but he went to school anyway.
I ran fast, ___ I came in last.
yet
I could order Door Dash, or Uber Eats.
Wrong!