17 Examples of Equivalent and Graded Compound Sentences in Indonesian

A compound sentence is a sentence formed by the combination of two clauses or sentences. This sentence itself consists of several types, of which two of them are equivalent compound sentences and multilevel compound sentences. According to the article types of compound sentences, equivalent compound sentences are sentences that are formed from the result of combining two clauses or sentences that are of equal position. On the other hand, multilevel compound sentences are sentences that are formed from subordinate clauses and main clauses a sentence whose position is not equal, where the subordinate clause is considered as a complement to a parent sentence.

To better understand the two forms, here are some examples of equivalent and multilevel compound sentences which are shown below!

A. Example of Equivalent Compound Sentences

1. Father goes to office and sister goes to school.
2. He's a very considerate kid even though his face looks like an indifferent person.
3. Laras cannot go to school today because he is seriously ill.
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4. Mr. Aceng will live and work in Jakarta for the next 5 years.
5. The concert was watched by thousands or even tens of thousands of people.
6. Coffee can be served hot or cold water.
7. I do like him, but I won't force him to be mine.
8. Da is not an office worker, but a freelancer.
9. After coming from the market, my mother started to cook and then washed.

B. Example of Multilevel Compound Sentences

1. I'll call him when I'm not busy.
   • Main clause: I'll call him, clause: if I'm not busy.
2. Pak Pranoto looks more dapper since he became a director in a company.
   • Main sentence: Pak Pranoto looks smarter, subordinate clause: since he became a director of a company.
3. Budi is willing to work overtime, so he can earn extra money.
   • Main sentence: Budi is willing to work overtime, clause: so that he can earn extra money.
4. I will always love him, even though he has neglected me so many times.
   • Main sentence: I will always love him, subordinate clause: even though he has neglected me many times.
5. Her face is so beautiful like a jasmine flower that blooms in spring.
   • Main sentence: her face is so beautiful, subordinate sentence: like a jasmine flower that blooms in season rain arrived.
6. I will wait for him here as long as possible, because I miss him so much.
   • Main clause: I will wait for him here as long as possible, clause: because I miss him so much.
7. This event must continue even though only a few people attend.
   • Main clause: this event must be continued, clause: even though only a few people attend.
8. He does look really dapper, even though his naivety is just an image.
   • Parent sentence: he does look very dapper, paraphrase: even though his naivety is just an image.

Those are some examples of equivalent and graded compound sentences in languageIndonesia. To find out some other examples of compound sentences, readers can open the article examples of compound sentences equivalent to choosing, example of compound sentence with subject expansion, example of multilevel compound sentence with subject substitute clause, as well as article example compound sentence subject meeting. Hopefully it will be useful and able to add insight to all readers, both regarding compound sentences in particular, and Indonesian in general. That is all and thank you.