Compound Sentences

What is a compound sentence?

• Two sentences joined together by a comma and conjunction. 

• A subject and a predicate

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.W.3.2C

Which sentence reads more clearly?

• "I went to the movies with Shirley and Rob went home."

• "I went to the movies with Shirley, and Rob went home."

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CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.W.5.4

Which conjunction would best join the two sentences together? 
Brian loved studying.
His hard work paid off because he got a 96.

• ,and

• ,but

• ,or

• ,for

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CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.6

Which conjunction would best join the two sentences together? 
The teacher could take her class to the zoo.
She could take them to the museum.

• ,nor

• ,but

• ,or

• ,for

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CCSS.L.3.1H

What is the best way to combine the sentences below?

• I wanted to go to the zoo, so my sister insisted that we go to the movies.

• I wanted to go to the zoo, and my sister insisted that we go to the movies.

• I wanted to go to the zoo, but my sister insisted that we go to the movies.

• I wanted to go to the zoo, for my sister insisted that we go to the movies.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is the best way to combine the sentences below?

• I didn't want to go to the grocery store, or did I want to stay home by myself.

• I didn't want to go to the grocery store, nor did I want to stay home by myself.

• I didn't want to go to the grocery store, so I didn't  want to stay home by myself.

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CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.5.6

Which conjunction would best join the two sentences together?
The students wanted to go out to recess. The teacher said they had too much work.

• ,and

• ,but

• ,or

• ,nor

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

Which sentence is written correctly?

• You can play only one sport, so you must choose neither track or baseball.

• You can play only one sport, so you must choose either track or baseball.

• You can play only one sport, so you must choose either track nor baseball.

• You can play only one sport, so you must choose either track but also baseball.

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CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What is the conjunction in this sentence? 
Sara and her family hiked for hours over rocks and roots until they found a beautiful lake.

• over

• and

• until

• hiked

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CCSS.L.5.1A

Which coordinating conjunction makes sense: My little sister likes to eat broccoli, _______ she does not eat carrots.

• and

• but

• or

• for

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.W.3.2C