Simple and Compound Sentences Review

Simple and Compound Sentences Review

by Mrs. Sandra Roberts

​​Simple Sentences:

• Express a complete thought.

• Have a subject (who?)

• Have a predicate (what?)

Ex: The pandas slept all day.

• are 2 simple sentences joined together.

• They have a conjuction (FANBOYS) and usually a comma.

  Ex: Antelopes have an excellent sense of smell ,and they have great hearing.

​​Compound Sentences:

Look at the following sentence: I got out of bed.

Now look at the revised sentence: I flung off the covers and jumped out of bed.

Now let's see how you can make this sentence more exciting: It is hot outside.

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​Now we are going to practice stretching our sentences and making them more exciting.

Open Ended

Let's make this sentence more exciting:

It was hot outside.

Multiple Choice

Read the following sentence: The movie was funny.

Which new sentence is the BEST way to tell more?

• The movie I saw was funny.

• It was a very funny movie.

• We went to see a very funny movie.

• I laughed when I watched the funny movie.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• Bloom in the spring.

• Flowers bloom in the spring.

• In the spring flowers.

• Is spring time.

Multiple Choice

Which is the BEST complete sentence?

• The plant grew very tall.

• The plant green grew very tall.

• Very tall the green plant grew.

• The tall green plant grew very.

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that is written in the BEST order.

• Sam went to the zoo last weekend and Juan.

• Went to the zoo last weekend Sam and Juan.

• Sam and Juan went to the zoo last weekend.

• Sam and Juan last weekend went to the zoo.

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence below.

I enjoyed it lots.

Which words would be better to use than lots?

• a ton

• oh yeah

• very much

• really really

Poll

How do you feel about identifying and writing compound sentences?

• Great!

• I need more practice.

• I am lost.