Simple and Compound Sentences

Which of the following is a simple sentence?

• The dog barked, and the cat hissed.

• She ran to the store.

• After the rain stopped, the sun appeared, and the children went outside to play.

• Although he was tired, he finished his homework, and then he went to bed.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What makes a sentence a compound sentence?

• It has one subject and one predicate.

• It contains two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction.

• It uses a lot of descriptive words.

• It tells a detailed story.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Choose the compound sentence from the options below.

• She likes to swim.

• The cat slept through the storm.

• He studied hard, but he didn't pass the test.

• When the rain stopped, we went outside.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is an independent clause?

• A group of words that can stand alone as a sentence.

• A group of words that depends on another sentence to make sense.

• A sentence that needs more information to be complete.

• A sentence without a verb.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following is NOT a compound sentence?

• The sun was shining, so we went to the beach.

• She was hungry, but the fridge was empty.

• The dog barked loudly.

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

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

How can you turn two simple sentences into a compound sentence?

• By adding a period between them.

• By removing the subject from one of the sentences.

• By joining them with a conjunction and a comma.

• By making one sentence a question.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which conjunction is NOT commonly used to join two independent clauses in a compound sentence?

• and

• but

• because

• or

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Identify the simple sentence.

• Although it was raining, we decided to go hiking.

• The teacher explained the lesson, and the students took notes.

• The flowers are blooming.

• She didn't like to read, so she watched a movie instead.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What punctuation is typically used before a conjunction in a compound sentence?

• Period

• Comma

• Exclamation mark

• Question mark

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Choose the option that correctly combines the following simple sentences into a compound sentence: "The sky was clear. We went stargazing."

• The sky was clear we went stargazing.

• The sky was clear, we went stargazing.

• The sky was clear; we went stargazing.

• The sky was clear, so we went stargazing.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B