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Compound Sentences

Authored by Michele Bailey

English

4th - 7th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 118+ times

Compound Sentences
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Does this sentence need a comma?
I wanted to go to the store but I decided to stay home instead.

Yes 
No

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A compound sentence is joined by...

a comma and conjunction

just a conjunction

just a comma

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a compound sentence, the comma comes ______________ the coordinating conjunction.

after
before
there is no comma

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What sentence structure is created when you join two independent clauses with a comma and coordinating conjunction?

complex sentence
compound sentence
simple sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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If I am going to create a compound sentence using a coordinating conjunction, I must also include a _________________.

period
semicolon
comma

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Does this sentence need a comma?
I went to dance and then went home.

Yes
No

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What is the correct way to combine the following two simple sentences into a compound sentence?


Dr. Jekyll loves cats. Mr. Hyde loves dogs.

Dr. Jekyll loves cats. Mr. Hyde loves dogs.

Dr. Jekyll loves, but cats Mr. Hyde loves dogs.

Dr. Jekyll loves cats, but Mr. Hyde loves dogs.

Dr. Jekyll loves cats Mr. Hyde loves dogs.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

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