compound sentences

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What is a compound sentence?

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Two simple sentences combined with a comma and one of the fanboys.

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Identify the compound sentence:

The boy ran home and fell asleep watching TV.

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The boy ran home, and he fell asleep watching television.

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The boy ran home he fell asleep watching television.

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The boy ran home, and he fell asleep watching television.

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Identify the compound sentence:

Many students did their best and passed the test.

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Several kids went to the park and played soccer all afternoon.

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My mom made dinner and helped me with my homework.

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My friends danced at the party ,and they hit the piñata afterwards.

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My friends danced at the party ,and they hit the piñata afterwards.

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In a compound sentence, the comma comes ______________ the coordinating conjunction.

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before

Front

What sentence structure is created when you join two independent clauses with a comma and coordinating conjunction?

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compound sentence

Front

Does this sentence need a comma?
I wanted to go to the store but I decided to stay home instead.

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Yes 

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Is the following sentence a Simple sentence or a Compound sentence? " Mrs. Musto and Mrs. Gambler ate an entire pizza during lunch. "

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Simple Sentence

Front

Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or Compound Sentence?
I decided I really wanted to eat a pumpkin muffin, so I drove to the store to buy one.

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Compound Sentence

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Which compound sentence is correct?
1. I went to the store, I got chips.
2. The storm brought heavy rain but, a tornado did the most damage.
3. I was tired I had to go to school anyways.
4. Everyone was busy, so I went bowling alone.

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Everyone was busy, so I went bowling alone.

Front

What sentence structure is created when you join two independent clauses with a semicolon?

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compound sentence