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Compound Sentences

Compound Sentences

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English

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6th - 8th Grade

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Easy

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CCSS
L.3.1I, L.7.1B, L.3.1H

+12

Standards-aligned

Created by

Rich Starsiak

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22 Slides • 37 Questions

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Draw

Can you put the comma in the right spot?

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Can you put the comma in the right spot?

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Can you put the comma in the right spot?

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Can you put the comma in the right spot?

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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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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.

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compound subject

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compound verb

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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.

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compound subject

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compound verb

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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.

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compound subject

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compound verb

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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.

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compound subject

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compound verb

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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.

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Compound Subject

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Compound Verb

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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.

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Compound Subject

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Compound Verb

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Compound Sentence

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Match

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Organize these options into the right categories

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

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Multiple Choice

Identify the compound sentence:

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He drank milk last night and added protien.

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Milk cows are sweet and lovely.

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He saw that the milk was curdled, and he threw it away with disgust.

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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.

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comma after team

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comma after but

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no comma needed

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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.

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comma after money

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comma after Jenny

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comma after so

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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.

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comma after test

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comma after cheat

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no comma needed

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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)

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a period

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FANBOYS

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a comma

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a semicolon

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Multiple Choice

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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Simple Sentence 

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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. "

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Simple Sentence

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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."

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Simple Sentence

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Compound Sentence

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following answers lists ALL of the coordinating conjunctions? (FANBOYS)
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It, my, For, And, So, But, Dog 

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Because, If, So that, Even though, Since

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For, The, A, An, Yet, So, But 

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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. "

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Simple Sentence

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Compound Sentence

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Multiple Choice

Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or a Compound Sentence?
The amazing sprinter ran and jumped during his big race.
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Simple Sentence

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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.

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Simple Sentence

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Compound Sentence

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Multiple Choice

Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or a Compound Sentence?
I would go with you to the game, but I have plans to go skydiving on the same night. 
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Simple Sentence 

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Compound Sentence 

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Multiple Choice

Cheyenne's speech was very funny.

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Simple sentence

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Compound sentence

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Multiple Choice

You should dig slowly and carefully.

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Simple sentence

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Compound sentence

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Multiple Choice

The man looked around him he had never seen anything like it before.

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simple sentence

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compound sentence

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run-on

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Multiple Choice

I have not seen him yet, but I will see him this afternoon.

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simple sentence

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compound sentence

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run-on

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Multiple Choice

Three large bullfrogs and a box turtle sat in the warm sunshine and slept peacefully.

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simple sentence

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compound sentence

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run-on

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Multiple Choice

The plane took off, it soared into the sky.

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simple sentence

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compound sentence

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run-on

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Multiple Choice

I play the piano, and my sister plays the clarinet.

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simple sentence

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compound sentence

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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.

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simple sentence

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compound sentence

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run-on

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