Part 6
LANGUAGE
6.1 Conventions of Standard English
Name __________________________________
Simple and Compound Sentences 1
Practice
Write your answers on the lines and then print this page.
Decide whether each sentence is simple or compound. Write simple or
compound on the line.
1. Some logs are 100 feet long.
2. Rainwater boils, and it turns to steam.
3. Old Faithful is a geyser, and so is Giantess.
4. Boiling water shoots up in geysers.
6. Elks live in the park, and bears do too.
7. Forest fires burn in the park, and they affect millions of acres.
8. My dad likes camping, but my sister does not.
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5. The elks made a long journey.
Part 6
LANGUAGE
6.1 Conventions of Standard English
Name __________________________________
Simple and Compound Sentences 2
Practice
Write your answers on the lines and then print this page.
Add a comma followed by and, but, or or to combine each pair of
simple sentences into one compound sentence.
1. Elks have come back to the park. Wolves have returned, too.
2. I would like to visit the park often. I live too far away.
3. Visitors like the flowers in the park. They should not pick them.
5. I love Yellowstone Park. My brother prefers the beach.
6. My aunt came with me to the park. She said it was beautiful.
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4. You can look at the geysers in the park. You can enjoy the waterfalls instead.