Compound Sentence Punctuation

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

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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

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Jim is very bold and smart and he doesn't always say nice things to people. 

• Jim is very bold and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 

• Jim, is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 

• Jim is very bold, and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

When you're combining two independent clauses, you can use... (select the three that are correct)

• a period

• a comma + FANBOYS

• a comma

• a semicolon

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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

The big fluffy dog was hungry. He ate two bowls of food.

• The big fluffy dog was hungry, yet he ate two bowls of food.

• The big fluffy dog was hungry, so he ate two bowls of food.

• The big fluffy dog was hungry so he ate two bowls of food.

• The big fluffy dog was hungry yet he ate two bowls of food.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Identify the compound sentence:

• He drank milk last night and added protien.

• Milk cows are sweet and lovely.

• He saw that the milk was curdled, and he threw it away with disgust.

• He thought he could drink the whole gallon but could not.

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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

Punctuate the following sentence correctly.

Javier prefers to play soccer with his team at school but his brother likes to play with his friends at the park.

• comma after team

• comma after but

• no comma needed

• comma after school

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

A compound sentence is:

• two sentences joined together with a comma and a conjunction

• two separate complete sentences

• a sentence with a single subject and predicate

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What comes before the conjunction in a compound sentence?

• a period

• a comma

• the word "and"

• a question mark

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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.

• Greg's car broke down and stopped in the middle of the road.

• Greg needs to get to work, but his car broke down.

• Greg and John need to get to work.

• Greg needs to get to work. His car broke down.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which sentence uses commas correctly for a compound sentence?

• A) She loves to read books and she often visits the library.

• B) She loves to read books, and she often visits the library.

• C) She loves to read books, she often visits the library.

• D) She loves to read books and, she often visits the library.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A