uncommon punctuation patterns for compound sentences
Hello all,
I read on this site that compound sentences consists of two independent clauses joined together by the first three that we all know about: a comma and a coordinating conjunction, a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb, and just a semicolon.
These two sentences were taking from two different grammar websites respectively. I used them to implement the three punctuation patterns that we know all of.
-Tom reads novels, but Jack reads comics.
-Joe waited for the train, but the train was late.
-Tom reads novel; however, Jack reads comics.
-Joe waited for the train; however, the train was late.
-Tom reads novels; Jack reads comics.
-Joe waited for the train; the train was late.
However, this website point out that the two independent clauses in a compound sentence can be joined by a colon, a dash, and an obsolete style, a a semicolon and a coordinating conjunction. I try to apply these in the same two sentence. Are they correctly punctuated? Does the first of the second independent clause needs to be capitalized after a colon or a dash?
-Tom reads novels: Jack reads comics
-Joe waited for the train: the train was late.
-Tom reads novels-Jack reads comics.
-Joe waited for the train-the train was late.
-Tom reads novels; but Jack reads comics.
-Joe waited for the train; but the train was late.