Breaking Apart Compound Sentences

I wanted a puppy for my birthday, but I got a game.

• I wanted a puppy for my birthday and got a game.

• I wanted a puppy. For my birthday I got a game.

• I wanted a puppy for my birthday. I got a game.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

The house was white, and the barn was red.

• The house was white. The barn was red.

• The house was white but the barn was red.

• The white house and the red barn.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

Sam ran to third base, and Jack ran to second base.

• Sam ran to third base and Jack. He ran to second base.

• Sam ran to third base. Jack ran to second base.

• Sam ran to third base, but Jack ran to second base.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

My aunt will stay with us, or we will go to my cousin's house.

• My aunt will stay with us. We will go to my cousin's house.

• My aunt will stay. With us we will go to my cousin's house.

• My aunt will stay with us, but we will go to my cousin's house.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

Sometimes it's easy to do chores, but sometimes I must work harder.

• Sometimes it's easy. To do chores sometimes I must work harder.

• Sometimes it's easy to do chores, and sometimes I must work harder.

• Sometimes it's easy to do chores. Sometimes I must work harder.

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

The movies are expensive, yet we go anyway.

• The movies are expensive, but we go anyway.

• The movies are expensive. We go anyway.

• The movies they are expensive and we go anyway.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

The lion roared loudly, yet the zebra did not run away.

• The lion roared loudly, and the zebra did not run away.

• The lion roared loudly, but the zebra did not run away.

• The lion roared loudly. The zebra did not run away.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

The ghost floated down the hall, and the children hit under the table.

• The ghost floated down the hall. The children hid under the table.

• The ghost floated down the hall but the children hid under the table.

• The ghost he floated down the hall. The children they hid under the table.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E