Kalimat Majemuk Setara

Kalimat majemuk setara mengandung dua klausa bebas yang dihubungkan dengan konjungsi koordinatif for, and, nor, but, or, yet, dan so. Konjungsi ini jamak disingkat menjadi FANBOYS.

Contoh kalimat majemuk setara:

• Iwan waited for the train, but the train was late. [Iwan menunggu kereta api, namun kereta api tersebut terlambat.]
• My husband was working, so I went shopping. [Suami saya sedang bekerja, jadi saya pergi belanja.]
• I am on a diet yet still want a cookie. [Saya diet tetapi masih ingin kue.]
• She can buy the book, or she can borrow it from the library. [Dia bisa membeli buku ini, atau dia dapat meminjamnya di perpustakaan.]
• He was tired, and he had a headache. [Dia lelah, dan dia mengalami sakit kepala.]
• I drank some water, for I was thirsty. [Saya minum air, karena saya haus.]
• She doesn’t drink milk, nor does she eat bread. [Dia tidak minum susu maupun makan roti.]