Compound Sentences Review

Compound Sentences Review

Match

Match the term to its definition.

• subject

• predicate/ verb

• independent clause

• dependent clause

who or what the sentence is about

the action

a complete idea

an incomplete idea

• who or what the sentence is about

• the action

• a complete idea

• an incomplete idea

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an independent clause (a complete sentence)?

• The neighbor's dog.

• Ran quickly through the house.

• mike watched TV last night

• The boy read his book quietly.

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE:

A compound sentence is two complete sentences combined by a comma and one of the FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a compound sentence? Choose one answer.

• Her hat blew off and it fell into a lake.

• Leo likes to wear baseball hats. He also likes to wear beanies.

• Lily loves to wear most hats, but she hates to wear bucket hats.

• His best friend borrowed his hat and his sweater yesterday.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a compound sentence? Choose one answer.

• She did not go to the park for it was too late in the evening.

• I realy like chocolate cake, and carrot cake.

• I like to watch soccer, football, and volleyball games.

• My family has never been to Washington, but we have seen Boston.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a compound sentence? Choose one answer.

• I wanted to go for a walk and it was sunny.
• I went for a walk.
• I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain.

• It started to rain. I chose to stay outside.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

• He studied hard for the test, so he got a good grade.

• The cat sat on the mat.

• She ate a sandwich and a salad for lunch.

• They watched a movie last night, and a TV show.

Multiple Choice

Why is this NOT a compound sentence?

Jenny cleaned her bedroom, and the kitchen.

• It does not include a comma after the first sentence.

• It does not include one of the FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).

• It does not have correct capitalization.

• It does not combine two (2) complete sentences.

Multiple Choice

Why is this NOT a compound sentence?

Nick traveled to Mexico and he traveled to Brazil.

• It does not include a comma after the first sentence.

• It does not include one of the FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).

• It does not have correct capitalization.

• It does not combine two (2) complete sentences.