1. Compound sentences LESSON 1

2. COMPOUND SENTENCES • A compound sentence is two sentences joined by a conjunction. • Conjunctions • And – I have a kitten anda puppy. • But – I like the color green, butpink is better. • Or – Do you want chips ora pickle? • Because – I went to the hair salon becauseI needed a hair cut.

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4. practice • Read each sentence below. Write “c” for a compound sentence. Write “s” for a simple (regular) sentence. • I am a girl. • I will drink a soda or some tea. • What are you doing? • Do you have a sister and a brother? • I have a dog, but I don’t have a cat.

5. answers • Read each sentence below. Write “c” for a compound sentence. Write “s” for a simple (regular) sentence. • I am a girl. S • I will drink a soda or some tea.C • What are you doing? S • Do you have a sister and a brother? C • I have a dog, but I don’t have a cat. C

6. Compound sentences LESSON 2

7. practice • Read each pair of sentences below. Tell which conjunction (and, or, but) you would use to combine them. • You are nice. You are sweet. • He likes cheese. He doesn’t like pizza. • Do you need a pencil? Do you need a pen? • I scraped my knee. I fell on the ground. • I want a hot dog. I do not want a hamburger.

8. ANSWERS • Read each pair of sentences below. Tell which conjunction (and, or, but, because) you would use to combine them. • You are nice. You are sweet. AND • He likes cheese. He doesn’t like pizza. BUT • Do you need a pencil? Do you need a pen? OR • I scraped my knee. I fell on the ground. BECAUSE • I want a hot dog. I do not want a hamburger. BUT

9. Combining sentences • When you combine two sentences you DO NOT REPEAT ANY WORDS! • Jack is tall. Jack is thin. • Jack is tall and thin. • You may play ball. You may not jump rope. • You may play ball, but not jump rope.

10. practice • Read each pair of sentences below and write them as compound sentences. Remember, DO NOT REPEAT WORDS! • You are nice. You are sweet. • He likes cheese. He doesn’t like pizza. • Do you need a pencil? Do you need a pen? • I scraped my knee. I fell on the ground. • I want a hot dog. I do not want a hamburger.

11. answers • You are nice and sweet. • He likes cheese, but doesn’t like pizza. • Do you need a pencil or pen? • I want cake and ice cream. • I want a hot dog, but not a hamburger.

12. Compound sentences LESSON 3

13. Compound sentences LESSON 4

14. practice • Write 10 compound sentences of your own. Circle the conjunction in each.