Compound Sentences

Compound Sentences

Two Sentences combining to make one!

Multiple Choice

What is the subject of this sentence?

I went to the store yesterday.

• I

• went

• store

• yesterday

Multiple Choice

What is the verb in this sentence:

I went to the store yesterday.

• I

• went

• to

• store

• yesterday

Multiple Choice

What is the subject of this sentence:

It was closed.

• It

• was

• closed.

Multiple Choice

What is the verb in this sentence:

It was closed.

• It

• was

• closed

I went to the store. It was closed.

Two sentences.

Sounds like a robot!

I need to make it flow....so.....

I went to the store, but it was closed.

Much better :)

Open Ended

What did I do to combine the sentences?

I went to the store, but it was closed.

Conjunctions - words that connect ideas

• and

• but

• or

• nor

• for

• yet

• so

Multiple Choice

Which conjunction?

Tonight I have a lot of homework.

I have to clean my room, too.

• yet

• and

• so

• for

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Multiple Choice

Which conjunction?

You have to do your homework.

You will fail the class.

• but

• and

• so

• or

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses the correct conjunction?

• I don't want to go anywhere for vacation, nor do I want to stay home.

• I don't want to go anywhere for vacation, so I don't want to stay home.

• I don't want to go anywhere for vacation, for I don't want to stay home.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses the correct conjunction?

• I will eat cookies for dinner, so my mom isn't home to stop me.

• I will eat cookies for dinner, but my mom isn't home to stop me.

• I will eat cookies for dinner, for my mom isn't home to stop me.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses the correct conjunction?

• She hates hot weather, yet she still goes out every day in the summer to exercise.

• She hates hot weather, and she still goes out every day in the summer to exercise.

• She hates hot weather, so she still goes out every day in the summer to exercise.

Fill in the Blank

Connect these two sentences using but:

I want to stay home and sleep.

I have to go to school.

**I will only be correct if you put the correct punctuation and spaces.

comma, space

Open Ended

Combine these sentences - use correct punctuation!

The dog runs barking through my house.

yet

The cat sleeps soundly.

Open Ended

For my birthday I will have a party.

and

My mom will bake a cake.

Multiple Choice

Which conjunction:

I want to go to the pool.

I'll ask my dad to drive me.

• so

• but

• or

• yet

Compound Sentences

• Clarify meaning

• Add interested

• Help writing flow

Sometimes...we can make it shorter.

In English - shorter is usually better - clearer.

Example:

Tonight, I will clean my room.

Tonight, I will do my homework.

Compound sentence: Tonight, I will clean my room, and tonight, I will do my homework.

Better sentence: Tonight, I will clean my room and do my homework.

Compound sentence: Tonight, I will clean my room, and tonight, I will do my homework.

Better sentence: Tonight, I will clean my room and do my homework.

What's different?