Compound Sentences

What is the best way to combine the sentences?

The ball is mine. You can play with it.

• The ball is mine you can play with it.

• Or this ball is mine, you can play with it.

• This ball is mine, but you can play with it.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

What is the best way to combine the sentences?

I called Max. He came over to my house.

• I called Max, came over to my house.

• I called Max he came over to my house.

• I called Max, and he came over to my house.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

What is the best way to combine the sentences?

I like apples. Mom bought some for me.

• I like apples, mom bought some for me.

• I like apples, so mom bought some for me.

• I like apples, or mom bought some for me.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

What is the best way to combine the sentences?

The phone rang. I answered it.

• The phone rang, I answered it.

• The phone rang, so I answered it.

• The phone rang, but I answered it.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

What is the best way to combine the sentences?

It will be a long trip. I will take some books to read.

• It will be a long trip so, take some books to read.

• So, it will be a long trip I will take some books to read.

• It will be a long trip, so I will take some books to read.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

What is the best way to combine the sentences?

We could fly to go see grandma. We could take the bus.

• We could fly to see grandma, or we could go by bus.

• We could fly to see grandma, so we could go by bus.

• We could fly to see grandma, we could go by bus to see grandma.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C