My Tips For Writing

Compound Sentences

Some of you might be asking yourselves what is a compound sentence. Don't worry if you didn't know! I myself didn't know until last year! It's okay.
This is a compound sentence:
Today I didn't go to school; I was sick.
So basically a compound sentence is two full sentences joined together by a semicolon. You noticed I put 'full sentences' in bold? It's because it's VERY important!
Today I didn't go to school is a full sentence, and I was sick is a full sentence too. And they are separated by a semicolon.
The semicolon takes the place of a conjunction. Conjunctions:
For
And
Nor
But/because
Or
Yet
So
Conjunctions. It spells FANBOYS; it's a fun way to remember them.
You noticed I put a compound sentence right there? It spells FANBOYS; it's a fun way to remember them.
What would be the conjunction there? And. It spells FANBOYS is a FULL SENTENCE. It's a fun way to remember them is a FULL SENTENCE.
So every time you are going to use a semicolon, makes sure you can replace with a conjunction. If you can't, then
1. You don't need a semicolon.
2. Just put a period in between the sentence.

Remember! A semicolon is used so you don't have to many short sentences in one paragraph! Don't overuse semicolons!
Hope this was useful.
Tip: Go over your book to see if you made this mistake! If your book is too long, do it a little bit at a time.