Compound Sentences

Identify the compound sentence:

• He drank milk last night and added protien.

• Milk cows are sweet and lovely.

• He saw that the milk was curdled, and he threw it away with disgust.

• He thought he could drink the whole gallon but could not.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Punctuate the following sentence correctly.

Javier prefers to play soccer with his team at school but his brother likes to play with his friends at the park.

• comma after team

• comma after but

• no comma needed

• comma after school

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Punctuate the following sentence correctly.

Jim wants to go to the prom with Jenny so he is saving his money to buy a corsage for her.

• comma after money

• comma after Jenny

• comma after so

• no comma needed

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Punctuate the following sentence correctly.

Xavier didn't cheat on his test for it was the wrong thing to do.

• comma after test

• comma after cheat

• no comma needed

• comma after it

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Punctuate the following sentence correctly.

Should we take the dogs for a walk now or should we wait until it is cooler outside?

• comma after now

• comma after wait

• no comma needed

• comma after or

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the correct conjunction to complete the compound sentence:

Thaina want to lose weight, ..... she eats chocolate everyday.

• And

• Nor

• But

• For

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Choose the correct conjunction to complete the compound sentence:

She wasn't feeling very sick, ..... she went to the doctor just in case.

• And

• But

• For

• So

When you're combining two independent clauses to make a compound sentence, you can use... (select TWO).

• a period

• a comma + FANBOYS

• a comma

• a semicolon

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What comes before the conjunction in a compound sentence?

• a period

• a comma

• the word "and"

• a question mark

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A