The Art of Styling Sentences

Chapter 1: The Twenty Patterns

Pattern 1: Compound Sentence with semicolon and no conjunction

Two short, related sentences joined. S_________V;_______ S________V_______

Pattern 1 This pattern helps you join two short,

simple sentences having two closely related ideas. Problems?

1. The fused or run-on sentence(which has no punctuation between the sentences. Ex: I texted him yesterday but he didn’t answer

2. The comma splice (using a comma instead of the correct punctuation.

Pattern 1: When to Use it When you have talked about similar

ideas in several sentences When you combine them you will have

a single, more powerful sentence› Examples:

Gloria, try on these jeans; they seem to be your size.

Some people dream of being something; others stay awake and are.

Pattern 1 Practice Complete each sentence with an

independent clause:1. _________________________;the rapper was

especially good.2. After they won the game, the tennis team

went home; ____________________________.3. The large blue whale came very close to

the boat; ______________________________.

Pattern 1a Compound Sentence with Conjunctive

Adverb› S________V___; (conjunctive adverb), S____________V_______› A conjunctive adverb is an adverb that connects two

clauses. Conjunctive adverbs show cause and effect, sequence, contrast, comparison, or other relationships.

› A conjunctive adverb is a connector such as however, hence, therefore, thus, then, moreover, nevertheless, likewise, consequently, accordingly

› Example: “I think; therefore I am”

1a Exercises1. I felt jazzed about going to the party;

________________Carmen was excited.2. Jeremy knows all about computers;

___________________ he helped me find a good one.

3. Karen had a 1,000-word paper to write by Monday; _________________ she had to practice with the tennis team.

Pattern 1b Compound Sentence with Coordinating

Conjunction S____V____, (coordinating conjunction)

S_______V_____ Coordinating conjunctions: for, and,

nor, but, or, yet, so Examples:

› “Thunder is good, thunder is impressing, but it is lightening that does the work” ~Mark Twain

1b ExercisesCombine the short sentences into one sentence that follows pattern 1b. Group One: Her cell phone was new. She had trouble with its feature. She figured it out.

Group Two: The seahorse seems confused. He is swimming erratically. He should have more space.

Group Three: Fettuccini is a delicious pasta. It is a favorite in many European countries. It is often associated with Italy. A person who likes fettuccini is not always Italian.