Which sentence is the correct compound sentence?

Mary swam in the pool, but she didn't have any of her friends with her to swim with.

Jennifer ate her lunch and, went to the ice cream store.

Brooke had her party but, none of her friends could sleepover.

Sarah and Julie had a picnic and then rode bikes

What is a compound sentence?

A sentence with two or more independent clauses

A sentence with one independent clause

A sentence with a dependent clause

A sentence with a subject and a predicate

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

I went to the store, and I bought milk.

I went to the store and bought milk.

Because I went to the store, I bought milk.

I went to the store buying milk.

Identify the error in this compound sentence: 'She likes coffee, she drinks it every morning.'

Missing coordinating conjunction

In a compound sentence, what role does a coordinating conjunction play?

It connects two independent clauses

It introduces a dependent clause

Which of the following sentences is NOT a compound sentence?

They went to the park and played.

I like tea, and he likes coffee.

She runs every day, but she doesn't like it.

He reads books, yet he prefers movies.

Compound Sentences

Quiz

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English

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7th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

L.5.1E, L.9-10.2A, L.4.2C

+6

Standards-aligned

Sarah Williams

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What sentence structure is created when you join two independent clauses with a comma and coordinating conjunction?

complex sentence

compound sentence

simple sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What sentence structure is created when you join two independent clauses with a semicolon?

compound sentence

complex sentence

simple sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where should the semicolon go in the following compound sentence?
I've been teaching at Canfield for 11 years I coached the first five years too.

before for

after for

before I

after I

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where should the semicolon go in the compound sentence below?
I love playing volleyball I improve every week.

before I

after I

before every

after every

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which compound sentence is correct?

I was tired from school,I had to go to class anyways.

Everyone was busy, so I went to bowling alone.

I went to the store, I got chips.

The storm brought heavy rain but, a tornado did the most damage

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In a compound sentence, the comma comes ______________ the coordinating conjunction.

after

before

there is no comma

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In a compound sentence with a semicolon, the independent clauses must be __________________.

different

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

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What sentence structure is created when you join two independent clauses with a comma and coordinating conjunction?

What sentence structure is created when you join two independent clauses with a semicolon?

Where should the semicolon go in the following compound sentence?
I've been teaching at Canfield for 11 years I coached the first five years too.

Where should the semicolon go in the compound sentence below?
I love playing volleyball I improve every week.

Which compound sentence is correct?

In a compound sentence, the comma comes ______________ the coordinating conjunction.

In a compound sentence with a semicolon, the independent clauses must be __________________.

When I join two independent clauses together with a comma, I also need a _________________________.

If I am going to create a compound sentence using a coordinating conjunction, I must also include a _________________ .

Where should the comma go in the following compound sentence?
He signed a tennis ball for her yet he didn't ask her to dinner.

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25 questions

What sentence structure is created when you join two independent clauses with a comma and coordinating conjunction?

What sentence structure is created when you join two independent clauses with a semicolon?

Where should the semicolon go in the following compound sentence?I've been teaching at Canfield for 11 years I coached the first five years too.

Where should the semicolon go in the compound sentence below?I love playing volleyball I improve every week.

Which compound sentence is correct?

In a compound sentence, the comma comes ______________ the coordinating conjunction.

In a compound sentence with a semicolon, the independent clauses must be __________________.

When I join two independent clauses together with a comma, I also need a _________________________.

If I am going to create a compound sentence using a coordinating conjunction, I must also include a _________________ .

Where should the comma go in the following compound sentence?He signed a tennis ball for her yet he didn't ask her to dinner.

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Where should the semicolon go in the following compound sentence?
I've been teaching at Canfield for 11 years I coached the first five years too.

Where should the semicolon go in the compound sentence below?
I love playing volleyball I improve every week.

Where should the comma go in the following compound sentence?
He signed a tennis ball for her yet he didn't ask her to dinner.