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Compound Main Clauses
From Old-time Stories, Fairy Tales and Myths Retold by Children
By E. Louise Smythe
Analysis Key

Note: The original texts usually combine main clauses with "and" without a comma. Since it is better to learn the basic rule first, I inserted commas .

1. So Medea made the cakes (DO), | and Jason took them (DO) and

     threw  them (DO) {to the dragon}. |

2. The king sent his men (DO) {in ships} to take Jason [#1], | but they 

     could not get him (DO). |

3.  I will not have gold leaves (DO), | and I will not have glass leaves (DO). |

4. His white hair turned black (PA), | and teeth grew {in his mouth}. |

5. Then Medea put a stick (DO) {into the pot}, | and leaves grew {on it}. |

6. Some {of the juice} fell {on the ground}, | and grass grew up. |

7. Night came, | and the little tree went {to sleep} [#2]. |

8. The wolf ran off and took a short way (DO), | but Red Riding-Hood 

     stopped to pick some flowers [#3]. |

Notes
1.  By this point in their work, students should recognize that "to take" is not a finite verb. Thus they should not underline it twice. "Jason" is the direct object of the verbal (infinitive) "to take." The infinitive phrase functions as an adverb (of purpose) to "sent."
2. When "Went to sleep" means "fell asleep," "to sleep" is best explained as an adverbial prepositional phrase. When it means "Went (in order to go to sleep," "to sleep" is best explained as an infinitive of purpose. [This is another thing that you will not find explained in grammar textbooks.]
3. "Flowers" is the direct object of the verbal (infinitive) "to pick." The infinitive phrase functions as an adverb of purpose.