Simple and Compound Sentences

A compound sentence is:

• two sentences joined together with a comma and a conjunction

• two separate complete sentences

• a sentence with a single subject and predicate

Which word below is a conjunction?

• they

• and

• into

• a

Which word below is a conjunction?

• however

• into

• yet

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What comes before the conjunction in a compound sentence?

• a period

• the word "and"

• a comma

• a question mark

Fill in the blank.

I went to the park, _______ I stayed for an hour.

• nor

• and

• but

• because

Fill in the blank.

My mom baked cookies, _______ she had lots of dishes to wash.

• yet

• because

• so

• nor

Fill in the following sentence with the correct conjunction.

Elephants are big, ______ blue whales are even bigger.

• or

• so

• but

• because

Is the following sentence a Simple sentence or a Compound sentence?

" Mrs. Musto and Mrs. Gambler ate an entire pizza during lunch. "

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or Compound Sentence?
I decided I really wanted to eat a pumpkin muffin, so I drove to the store to buy one. 

• Simple Sentence 
• Compound Sentence 

_{My friends went to the store.}

• simple
• compound