Compound Sentences

What do we call an action word like “run”?

• a comma

• a subject

• a conjunction

• a verb

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

Read the sentence below. What is the subject of the sentence

Sammy skated to the park.?

• Sammy

• skated

• skated to the park

• Sammy skated

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1F

Which of these is a simple sentence?

• I voted for the class president.

• All the music.

• in the forest.

• Went to the big game yesterday.

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

Read the group of words below. What would you have to add to it to make it a simple sentence?

got a pet turtle.

• a comma

• a subject

• a verb

• a punctuation mark at the end

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

What do you use to join two simple sentences to make a compound sentence?

• only a comma

• only a conjunction

• a comma and a conjunction (FANBOYS)

• an exclamation point

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

Which of these is a compound sentence?

• The Johnsons moved in next door.

• Don’t cheat on your test.

• Molly, Keisha and Ben had a lemonade sale.

• I liked visiting New York, but I don’t want to live there.

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Read the two simple sentences below. Choose the compound sentence that joins them with the right punctuation.

She’ll learn to play the piano. She’ll learn to play the trumpet.

• She’ll learn to play the piano, she’ll learn to play the trumpet.

• She’ll learn to play the piano, or she’ll learn to play the trumpet.

• She’ll learn to play the piano she’ll learn to play the trumpet.

• She’ll learn to play the piano or she’ll learn to play the trumpet.

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Read the group of words below. How could you change it to make it a compound sentence?

It’s cold in the winter, it’s hot in the summer.

• add a comma after “cold”

• take out the comma after “winter”

• add the word “and” after the comma

• add the word “months” after summer

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

How can these sentences be combined to form a compound sentence with the correct punctuation?

Jeff scored the goal. Jeff won the soccer game.

• Jeff scored the goal, so he won the soccer game.

• Jeff scored the goal, Jeff won the soccer game.

• Jeff scored the goal!

• So, Jeff won the soccer game.

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

How can these sentences be combined to form a compound sentence with the correct punctuation?

I don’t want to do the dishes. I want to take out the garbage.

• I don’t want to do the dishes, I want to take out the garbage.

• I don’t want to do the dishes, take out the garbage.

• I don’t want to do the dishes, but I want to take out the garbage.

• But I want to take out the garbage.

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C