#compoundsentences

The annual hunting was about to begin; the hunters were preparing for the chase; the wild foxes were preparing for their escape. The hunters had been waiting eagerly all year for the evening, but the foxes had been dreading it. The foxes had been constantly causing mischief at the farm; it was time for them to face the consequences.

The clock struck midnight; the hunters cocked their rifles; the foxes ears pricked toward the farmhouse. The hunters charged out the door and the foxes sped off into the night; the chase was finally happening.

Weekend Workshop Saturday Edition

Do we have chemistry? No, not me and you. Jeff Anderson from Everyday Editing, is asking about compound sentences in Chapter 9. -Compound sentences are made when two or more sentences are combined with a comma and a coordinating conjunction. Coordinating conjunctions can be remembered with the mnemonic FANBOYS: for and nor but or yet so. You can skip the coordinating conjunction if you use a…