Interpreting Ideas

Interpreting Ideas

Interpreting Ideas is a compound sentence is composed of at least two independent clauses. I does not require a dependent clause. The clauses are joined by a coordinating conjunction (with or without a comma), a semicolon that functions as a conjunction, a colon instead of semicolon between two sentences when the second sentence explains or illustrates the first sentence and no coordinating conjunction is being used to connect the sentences, or conjunctive adverb preceded by a semicolon. A conjunction can be used to make a compound sentence. Conjunctions are words such as for, and, nor, but, or, yet,and so (the first letters of which spell "Fan boys"). The use of a comma to separate two independent clauses without the addition of an appropriate conjunction is called a comma splice and is generally considered an error (when used in the English language).

Example:
The phone damaged, so I lost all my contact.

The phone damaged (First simple sentence)
I lost all my contact         (Second simple sentence)
so                                     (joining word/coordinating conjunction)