
Compound Sentences
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English
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6th - 8th Grade
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Easy
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Rich Starsiak
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Draw
Can you put the comma in the right spot?
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Draw
Can you put the comma in the right spot?
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Draw
Can you put the comma in the right spot?
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Draw
Can you put the comma in the right spot?
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Draw
Can you put the comma in the right spot?
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Open Ended
Can you write a compound sentence with a FANBOYS word?
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Draw
Can you put the semicolon in the right spot?
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Draw
Can you put the semicolon in the right spot?
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Open Ended
Can you write a compound sentence with a semicolon?
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Multiple Choice
Does the following sentence have a compound subject, compound verb, or is it a compound sentence?
My friend and I went to the mall for pizza.
compound subject
compound verb
compound sentence
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Multiple Choice
Does the following sentence have a compound subject, compound verb, or is it a compound sentence?
The aloof child ignored his peers, and they didn't like it.
compound subject
compound verb
compound sentence
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Multiple Choice
Does the following sentence have a compound subject, compound verb, or is it a compound sentence?
Mr. S grades papers and eats ice cream.
compound subject
compound verb
compound sentence
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Multiple Choice
Does the following sentence have a compound subject, compound verb, or is it a compound sentence?
The cat looked up, and it jumped out of the window.
compound subject
compound verb
compound sentence
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Multiple Choice
Does the following sentence have a compound subject, compound verb, or is it a compound sentence?
They often call or email me.
Compound Subject
Compound Verb
Compound Sentence
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Multiple Choice
Does the following sentence have a compound subject, compound verb, or is it a compound sentence?
Lori, Sam, and Beth wrote a play about winter.
Compound Subject
Compound Verb
Compound Sentence
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Match

The bus drove away.
I love hiking, but I hate knitting.
Sally sat in the chair, she was saving it.
in the park
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Simple Sentence
Compound Sentence
Run on sentence
Phrase
Semicolon
Simple Sentence
Compound Sentence
Run on sentence
Phrase
Semicolon
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Multiple Choice
Identify the compound sentence:
He drank milk last night and added protien.
Milk cows are sweet and lovely.
He saw that the milk was curdled, and he threw it away with disgust.
He thought he could drink the whole gallon but could not.
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Multiple Choice
Punctuate the following sentence correctly.
Javier prefers to play soccer with his team at school but his brother likes to play with his friends at the park.
comma after team
comma after but
no comma needed
comma after school
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Multiple Choice
Punctuate the following sentence correctly.
Jim wants to go to the prom with Jenny so he is saving his money to buy a corsage for her.
comma after money
comma after Jenny
comma after so
no comma needed
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Multiple Choice
Punctuate the following sentence correctly.
Xavier didn't cheat on his test for it was the wrong thing to do.
comma after test
comma after cheat
no comma needed
comma after it
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Multiple Select
When you're combining two simple sentences, you can use... (select the three that are correct)
a period
FANBOYS
a comma
a semicolon
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Multiple Choice
I decided I really wanted to eat a pumpkin muffin, so I drove to the store to buy one.
Simple Sentence
Compound Sentence
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Multiple Choice
Is the following sentence a Simple sentence or a Compound sentence?
" Mrs. Musto and Mrs. Gambler ate an entire pizza during lunch. "
Simple Sentence
Compound Sentence
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Multiple Choice
Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or a Compound Sentence?
" My mom told me to clean my room, or I won't be able to go to the movies with my friends."
Simple Sentence
Compound Sentence
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Multiple Choice
It, my, For, And, So, But, Dog
Because, If, So that, Even though, Since
For, The, A, An, Yet, So, But
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
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Multiple Choice
Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or a Compound Sentence?
" I went surfing during my summer vacation to California. "
Simple Sentence
Compound Sentence
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Multiple Choice
The amazing sprinter ran and jumped during his big race.
Simple Sentence
Compound Sentence
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Multiple Choice
Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or Compound Sentence?
Biscuit loves to chase the squirrels around the yard, but he doesn't realize that he will never catch them.
Simple Sentence
Compound Sentence
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Multiple Choice
I would go with you to the game, but I have plans to go skydiving on the same night.
Simple Sentence
Compound Sentence
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Multiple Choice
Cheyenne's speech was very funny.
Simple sentence
Compound sentence
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Multiple Choice
You should dig slowly and carefully.
Simple sentence
Compound sentence
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Multiple Choice
The man looked around him he had never seen anything like it before.
simple sentence
compound sentence
run-on
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Multiple Choice
I have not seen him yet, but I will see him this afternoon.
simple sentence
compound sentence
run-on
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Multiple Choice
Three large bullfrogs and a box turtle sat in the warm sunshine and slept peacefully.
simple sentence
compound sentence
run-on
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Multiple Choice
The plane took off, it soared into the sky.
simple sentence
compound sentence
run-on
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Multiple Choice
I play the piano, and my sister plays the clarinet.
simple sentence
compound sentence
run-on
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Multiple Choice
In a small barbershop on the corner, the men sat and told stories until late in the afternoon.
simple sentence
compound sentence
run-on
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