Example: Josephine loves cooking, yet she hates baking.
PLE ASE N
WHAT
IS A COMPOUND SENTENCE?
A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses (simple sentences), which are normally joined by a conjunction (such as and or but). OTE
We generally plac
e
after the first inde a comma
pendent
clause and before
the
coordinating conju
nction.
I like painting, but Ray
likes drawing.
Below are a variety of simple sentences. You must choose at least two (you can choose more than two), and join them to form 3 compound sentences. EXERCISE 1
John waited for the bus. | Matthew read a book. | He ate an apple. | It was cold. He was hungry. | He enjoyed it. | It was hot. | He needed to get to school. He went inside. | It was late. | He thought about it. | It was just what he needed.
1. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________ EXERCISE 2
Identify whether the following are compound sentences or not by ticking the YES or NO box. If NO, then give a reason why not.
My father and I both love eating pizza and pasta. I need you but not your bad 2
attitude. 1
3 He ran fast, but she beat him. Jim studied a lot, but he failed the exam. My mother loves reading but not 5
sci-­‐fi books. 4
EXERCISE 3
Yes
No
Reason
Below, write three compound sentences of your own. 1. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Example: Josephine loves cooking, yet she hates baking.
OTE
PLE ASE N
WHAT
IS A COMPOUND SENTENCE?
A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses (simple sentences), which are normally joined by a conjunction (such as and or but). ANSWER KEY
We generally plac
e
after the first inde a comma
pendent
clause and before
the
coordinating conju
nction.
I like painting, but Ray
likes drawing.
Below are a variety of simple sentences. You must choose at least two (you can choose more than two), and join them to form 3 compound sentences. EXERCISE 1
John waited for the bus. | Matthew read a book. | He ate an apple. | It was cold. He was hungry. | He enjoyed it. | It was hot. | He needed to get to school. He went inside. | It was late. | He thought about it. | It was just what he needed.
John waited for the bus, but it was late, and he
4. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ EXAMPLES
5. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
He was hungry, so he ate an apple, and it was just
(Other possible
________________________________________________________________________________________________________ what he needed.
answers)
6. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
It was late, and he needed to get to school, but he
needed to get to school.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ went inside and Matthew read a book.
EXERCISE 2
Identify whether the following are compound sentences or not by ticking the YES or NO box. If NO, then give a reason why not.
Yes
My father and I both love eating pizza and pasta. I need you but not your bad 2
attitude. 1
3 He ran fast, but she beat him. Jim studied a lot, but he failed the exam. My mother loves reading but not 5
sci-­‐fi books. 4
EXERCISE 3
No
Reason
✗ Only one (compound) subject and finite verb.
✗ Only one subject and finite verb.
✓ ✓ ✗ Only one subject and finite verb.
Below, write three compound sentences of your own. .
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4. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5.
6.
© Stacey Lloyd 2015