Compound Sentence
Kalimat majemuk adalah kalimat dengan setidaknya dua klausa independen .
Klausa independen (tidak seperti klausa dependen ) dapat berdiri sendiri sebagai kalimat.
Contoh Compound Sentence
- Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. (Albert Einstein, 1879-1955)
- There used to be a real me, but I had it surgically removed. (Peter Sellers, 1925-1980)
- Go, and never darken my towels again. (Groucho Marx, 1890-1977) (Note: Go is the shortest sentence in English.)
- Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do. (Dale Carnegie)
Menggabungkan Klausa Independen dalam Compound Sentence
- A conjunction with a comma (e.g., ", and")
- I like tea, and he likes coffee.
- A semicolon
- I like hot chocolate; it sends me to sleep.
- A colon
- I know one thing: I love that girl. (This is rare because the words after a colon are not often an independent clause.)
- A dash
- I know you're here — I can smell your perfume.
- A conjunction with a semicolon (e.g., "; and")
- After the lights went out, I could hear you whispering; and I know you were talking about me. (This is rare because it's an outdated style.)
