Simple and Compound Sentences

A simple sentence contains one___ and one___.

• A subject and a predicate

• A subject and a noun

• A cat and a dog.

The subject is the person or thing a sentence is about.

• True

• False

A predicate is the part of the sentence that includes the action or verb.

• True

• False

Choose the simple sentence.

• The red.

• The ball is red, and bounces really high.

• The ball is red.

Spongebob works at the Krusty Krab.

• Simple sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

A conjunction joins two independent clauses to make a compound sentence.

• True

• False

Spongebob likes to cook, so he works at the Krusty Krab.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

Which word is the conjunction in this sentence?

She likes pizza, but decided to eat tacos for lunch.

• pizza

• she

• eat

• but

Complete the sentence with the coordinating conjunction that make sense.

Andy plays the violin well, _____ the trumpet is his favorite instrument.

• so

• but

• yet

• for

Complete the sentence with the coordinating conjunction that make sense.

You may have soup, ____ you may have salad.

• or

• and

• nor

• yet