Compound/Complex Sentences

What coordinating conjunctions do we use for compound sentences?

•  For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

• 1. After, Although, As, While, When, Until, Unless, Because, Before, If, Since

Choose where the comma goes.

Answer explanation

The movie Pet Sematary: Blood Lines was released at the end of September 2023. The novel it is based on was composed by Stephen King.

What is another word for the underlined word?

• Work

• Write

• Show

Does the following sentence have correct punctuation? Must explain your answer

Tom studied a lot yet he did not pass his test.

Is this a complex sentence?

After I got home from school, I went straight for my bed to sleep.

• No

• Yes

Is the following a compound sentence. Explain your answer.

Jerry ordered shrimp and steak at Chili’s.

Mr. Morin went to the rock concert to see Green Day, because it is one of his favorite bands.

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Not a complex or compound (Comma splice)

Mr. Morin went to the rock concert to see Green Day, because it is one of his favorite bands.

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Not a complex or compound (Comma splice)

The students worked together on constructing a picnic table in Mr. Reyes’s class.

What word can replace the underlined phrase?

• Demonstrate

• Compose

• Collaborate

What animal is always at a baseball game?

• Chicken

• Bat

• Dog