Simple and Compound Sentences

What kind of words connect compound sentences?

• For
  And
  But
  Or
  Yet
  So
• because
  since
  if
  although
• can
  should
  could
  would
• Mrs. Deal
  Mrs. Copple
  Miss Murano
  Ms. McKenzie
  Mrs. Boggus

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CCSS.L.4.2C

Which compound sentence is punctuated correctly?

• The dog caught the ball, and he chewed it up.
• The dog caught the ball and he chewed it up.
• The dog caught the ball and he chewed it up?
• The dog caught the ball. and he chewed it up.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

simple or compound?
Mrs. Deal wanted pizza for supper, so she called in an order at Vintage Pizza.

• simple
• compound

simple or compound?
The phone needed an update, yet Amy was unable to connect to the internet.

• simple
• compound

simple or compound?
Jay decided to go back to college, but he couldn't afford it.

• simple
• compound

Hannah and Ashley have curly hair.

• simple
• compound

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CCSS.L.3.1I

Mrs. Ventresca hopes that you studied for your spelling test.

• simple
• compound

What is the correct way to combine these sentences? We went fishing last Saturday. We didn't catch anything.

• We went fishing last Saturday or we didn't catch anything.
• We went fishing last Saturday, or we didn't catch anything.
• We went fishing last Saturday, and we didn't catch anything.
• We went fishing last Saturday and we didn't catch anything.

What is the correct way to combine these sentences? Mr. Brown walked to the store. His pet monkey Ralph walked along with him. 

• Mr. Brown walked to the store and his pet monkey Ralph walked along with him.
• Mr. Brown walked to the store, and his pet monkey Ralph walked along with him.
• Mr. Brown walked to the store, but his pet monkey Ralph walked along with him
• Mr. Brown walked to the store but his pet monkey Ralph walked along with him. 

What is the correct way to combine these sentences? We can go to the Grand Canyon. We can go to Disneyland.

• We can go to the Grand Canyon we can go to Disneyland.
• We can go to the Grand Canyon or we can go to Disneyland.
• We can go to the Grand Canyon or, we can go to Disneyland.
• We can go to the Grand Canyon, or we can go to Disneyland.