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Compound Sentence Punctuation

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

7th Grade

CCSS covered

Compound Sentence Punctuation
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What punctuation is missing in the following compound sentence?
I don't like my meat overcooked and tough nor do I like my milk warm.

semicolon

comma

period

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.3.1I

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What do you use to join two simple sentences to make a compound sentence?

only a comma

only a conjunction

a comma and a conjunction (FANBOYS)

an exclamation point

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.3.1I

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How can these sentences be combined to form a compound sentence with the correct punctuation?

Jeff scored the goal. Jeff won the soccer game.

Jeff scored the goal, so he won the soccer game.

Jeff scored the goal, Jeff won the soccer game.

Jeff scored the goal!

So, Jeff won the soccer game.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.3.1H

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How can these sentences be combined to form a compound sentence with the correct punctuation?

I don’t want to do the dishes. I want to take out the garbage.

I don’t want to do the dishes, I want to take out the garbage.

I don’t want to do the dishes, take out the garbage.

I don’t want to do the dishes, but I want to take out the garbage.

But I want to take out the garbage.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.3.1I

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Read the two simple sentences below. Choose the compound sentence that joins them with the right punctuation.

She’ll learn to play the piano. She’ll learn to play the trumpet.

She’ll learn to play the piano, she’ll learn to play the trumpet.

She’ll learn to play the piano, or she’ll learn to play the trumpet.

She’ll learn to play the piano she’ll learn to play the trumpet.

She’ll learn to play the piano or she’ll learn to play the trumpet.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.3.1I

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Read the group of words below. How could you change it to make it a compound sentence?

add a comma after “cold”

take out the comma after “winter”

add the word “and” after the comma

add the word “months” after summer

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.3.1H

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of these is a compound sentence?

The Johnsons moved in next door.

Don’t cheat on your test.

Molly, Keisha and Ben had a lemonade sale.

I liked visiting New York, but I don’t want to live there.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.3.1I

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