1. Start with two simple sentences:
* Example: The sun was shining. The birds were singing.
2. Choose a coordinating conjunction:
* The most common ones are: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
3. Join the sentences with the coordinating conjunction:
* Example: The sun was shining and the birds were singing.
Here are some more examples:
* I went to the store but they were out of my favorite cereal.
* We could go to the beach or we could stay home and watch a movie.
* I wanted to go to the concert so I bought tickets.
Remember:
* Coordinating conjunctions join elements of equal grammatical rank (like two sentences or two phrases).
* Use a comma before the coordinating conjunction unless the two clauses are very short.