Name Compound Sentences Write Compound Sentences DIRECTIONS: Write a compound sentence using each conjunction. and 1. There was a big bang and the lights went out. but 2. Mary ran fast, but she couldn't catch John. or 3. I'll have a week in Rome, or I'll go to Paris for three days. yet 4. Michael likes San Luis Obispo, yet he can't afford a house there. for 5. He felt cold, for it was snowing. nor 6. She doesn't drink milk, nor does she eat butter. so 7. It started to rain, so we went inside.