Compound Sentences Practice

How can a compound sentence be made?

• 2 complete sentences and a coordinating conjunction

• 1 complete sentence and 1 incomplete sentence

• 1 complete sentence and a subordinating conjunction

• 2 incomplete sentences and a semicolon

Mark went to the store, (a)   Lisa did too.

Luke was tired, (a)   he went home.

Which words would best be used to complete this compound sentence?

"Daisy wanted to go to the party, ___ she could not."

Groups:

(a) Does work

,

(b) Does not work

• for

• or

• and

• so

• but

• yet

• nor

Reorder the following

• she was scared.

• and

• Rachel was lost

What punctuation can be used to connect two complete sentences in a compound sentence?

• An apostrophe

• A comma alone

• A semicolon

• A colon

Which sentence is a compound sentence?

• After the movie, we went home.

• Running quickly, he caught the bus.

• Because it was raining, we stayed inside.

• She likes to read, and he enjoys writing.

​ (a)   and ​ (b)  

• Julian
• Ruben are having fun.

Neither Luke ​ (a)   Faith have finished the assignment.

• nor
• and
• but
• for

Write a compound sentence that uses the Coordinating Conjunction: or.