Coordinate conjunction

A.      Underline five compound sentences in the paragraph. Circle the coordinating conjunctions.

Supai Village

      The trail to Supai  Village is hot and dusty. You can hike the trail, or you can hire a guide to take you on horseback. Along the trail, you see only rock, sand, and an occasional lizard. It is very dry, for this is desert country. There is no water on the trail, nor is there any shade. As you enter the village, you pass by several small homes. It is a quite place. Dogs sleep in the streets. And village stand in their doorways and silently watch you, a stranger, pass by. They are not smilling, yet they do not seem unfriendly. In the center of the village, there is a small restaurant, a general store, and a post office. At the opposite end of the village, the trail leads to a cliff overlooking the canyon below.

B.      Join the two sentences in each of the following pairs by using a comma and one of these coordinating conjunctions: yet,for,nor.

1. Muslim do not drink alcohol. They do not eat pork.
     muslim do not drink alcohol , nor do they eat pork

2. some cristians do not work on Sunday. Sunday is their day to workship.
    some Christians do not work on Sunday, for it is their day to workship.

3. people who believe in the hindu religion do not eat beef. They believe that cows are sacred.
     pepole who believe in the hindu religion do not eat beef, for they believe that cows are

 sacred.

4. muslim men are permitted to have four wives. Few of them have more than one.
     muslim  men are permitted to have four wives, for of few them have more than one.

5. Buddhist monks do not marry. They do not own property.
      Buddhist monks do not marry, nor do they own property.

      C.  make compound sentences by adding another simple sentence that fits the meaning to each       item.

         1. I have studied English in school for sixs yers, yet I can not speak English well.

      2. Many children who watch television all day long do not learn how to read well, for many children prefer watching than reading.

      3. In some countries, women cannot vote, nor did children vote.

      4. The United States is one of the richest countries in the world, yet there is so many poor people.

      5. Everyone should know at least two language, for they have to survive for life toward globlization era.

  D. For additional practice, write on compound sentence of your own using, for, yet, and nor one time each.

He didn’t know what I feel, nor what I want. He loved me, yet he didn’t care with me. I will not love him now, for didn’t understand him.