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Compound Sentences Worksheet {Circling and Writing Part 1)

A compound sentence is made by joining two independent clauses together with a conjunction.

Directions: Circle the correct conjunction that completes each compound sentence below.

Example A: John (and I or Ibut) Sam collected comic books. Answer: and

1. Dan will take me to dinner, (and I or I but) I will be upset.

2. I know exactly where I put my wallet,(and I or I but) I still can't find it.

3. Sherry loves to draw, (and I or I but) I love to knit.

4. We went tot.he hospital,(and I or I but) we found out it was not the right one.

5. I have fifty dollars,(yet I and I so) I still can't afford the new video game.

6. I didn't study hard enough,(yet I and I so) I didn't pass my latest exam.

7. May made a delicious dinner, (and I or I but) Jason brought the apple pie for desert.

8. Stephen finished his work,(yet I and I so) he was able to watch football on television. Directions:Create a compound sentence by combining the simple sentences given below. Use

the connecting words (and, or, but).

Example A: Kerry went to the woods. She went hunting. She went fishing. She went camping. Answer: Kerry went to the woods to go hunting, fishing, and camping.

9. Timmy loves to play basketball. Timmy's dad doesn't have a basketball.

10.John loves to watch the movie Transformers. John loves to eat popcorn.

11. There are many days during the month. There are many days during the year.

12. One of the greatest is tennis. Tennis is not watched very much on television.

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Simple and Compound Sentences Worksheet

A simple sentence has one subject part and one predicate part.

A compound sentence has two or more simple sentences joined by and, or, or but.

The word and shows addition,or shows an alternative, and but is used to join contrasting ideas.

Directions: Read each sentence below. If it is a simple sentence then write simple sentence. If it is a compound sentence,write the sentence and add a comma.

Example A: Sarah walked in the library.

Answer: simple sentence

1. John went to the show but he forgot his wallet.

2. The basketball players stretched before the game.

3. The team will play together or they will lose the game.

4. The class is quiet during the test or they will not pass.

5. My mother makes me breakfast in the morning.

6. Some laws are helpful and people don't know about them.

7. My family took me out for my birthday.

8. We looked everywhere for my brother but we could not find him.

Simple and Compound Sentences Worksheet

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