Compound sentences

Compound or Complex?

A bullfrog's eyes are on top of its head, so the frog can hide underwater.

• Compound

• Complex

Which of the following sentences is compound?

• My aunt, who is a runner, is running the Boston Marathon.

• She ran the marathon, so she received a medal.

I like movies. I go to movies every weekend. I like action movies best

• I like movies, especially action films, so I go to the cinema every weekend.

• I like movies, especially action films because I go to the cinema every weekend.

• I like movies, especially action films, and I go to the cinema every weekend.

He said he was sorry, yet he still seems very upset with me.

• Simple

• Compound

• run-on

How should you punctuate the compound sentence: "I finished my homework and then I went to bed"?

• I finished my homework; and then I went to bed
• I finished my homework, and then I went to bed
• I finished my homework and then I went to bed
• I finished my homework, then I went to bed

A compound sentence uses:

• Coordinating conjunctions

• Subordinating conjunctions

• Both

• Neither

Label the following sentence: She went to the movies, and he went to the fair. 

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex

The boy was thirsty. He didn’t get a drink.

When you join two independent clauses with only a semi-colon, are you still creating a compound sentence?

• Yes

• No-that's not how you correctly use semi-colons

• no- you need a conjunction

• I guess??

Choose the compound sentence that is written correctly.

• Blake wrote the story. Emma took the photographs.

• Blake wrote the story and, Emma took the photographs.

• Blake wrote the story and Emma took the photographs.

• Blake wrote the story, and Emma took the photographs.