Compound Sentences and Coordinating Conjunctions

To create a compound sentence, you join two sentences (independent clauses) together using a:

COORDINATING CONJUNCTION

Coordinating conjunctions act like a chain that link together two separate sentences

Words like: before, or, yet, and or so are some examples

             Here is an example of coordinating conjunctions in action:

                              Meg went to the park.
                              Tommy stayed home.
Combine the two:

                    Meg went to the park, but Tommy stayed home