Morning Work: Compound Sentences

Identify the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence: 'I wanted to go to the park, but it started raining.'

• and

• or

• because

• but

Which of the following sentences uses a comma before a coordinating conjunction correctly?

• A) I like to play soccer and I like to, swim.

• D) I like to play soccer, I like to swim.

• B) I like to play soccer, and I like to swim.

• C) I like to play soccer and I like to swim.

Combine the two simple sentences 'I went to the store.' and 'I bought some groceries.' to form a compound sentence.

• I went to the store, I bought some groceries.

• I went to the store, then I bought some groceries.

• I went to the store, and I bought some groceries.

• I went to the store but bought no groceries.

Identify the independent clauses in the following compound sentence: 'She went to the store, and she bought some groceries.'

• went to the store

• bought some groceries

• She went to the store

• and she bought some groceries

What is the meaning of a compound sentence?

• A compound sentence is a sentence that contains a subject but no predicate.

• A compound sentence is a sentence that contains only one independent clause.

• A compound sentence is a sentence that contains a dependent clause but no independent clause.

• A compound sentence is a sentence that contains two or more independent clauses, joined by coordinating conjunctions or semicolons.

Punctuate the following compound sentence correctly: 'I wanted to go to the party but I had too much homework to do'

• I wanted to go to the party but I had too much homework to do.

• I wanted to go to the party but, I had too much homework to do.

• I wanted to go to the party, but I had too much homework to do.

• I wanted to go to the party, but I had too much homework to do,

Identify the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence: 'He likes to play basketball, yet he prefers to watch football.'

• or

• yet

• but

• and

Which of the following sentences uses a comma before a coordinating conjunction correctly?

• A) I enjoy reading books and, I enjoy watching movies.

• C) I enjoy reading books and I enjoy watching movies.

• B) I enjoy reading books, and I enjoy watching movies.

• D) I enjoy reading books and I, enjoy watching movies.

Combine the two simple sentences 'The sun was shining.' and 'The birds were singing.' to form a compound sentence.

• The sun was shining, so the birds were singing.

• The sun was shining but the birds were not singing.

• The sun was shining, and the birds were singing.

• The sun was shining, yet the birds were not singing.

Identify the independent clauses in the following compound sentence: 'I finished my homework, and I went to bed.'

• my homework

• I finished my homework

• I finished

• and I went to bed