Simple & Compound Sentences

A simple sentence must form a complete thought. What else do you need to make a simple sentence?

• a subject, a comma and a conjunction

• a subject, a verb, a capital letter for the beginning and punctuation mark for the end

• a subject, a verb and a capital letter for the beginning

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What do we call an action like "run"?

• a comma

• a subject

• a verb

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is the subject of the sentence below?

Sammy skated to the park.

• Sammy

• skated

• park

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Which of these is a simple sentence?

• I voted for the class president.

• All the music.

• Went to the big game yesterday.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What would you have to add to the group of words below to make a simple sentence?

got a pet turtle.

• a comma

• a subject

• a verb

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What do you use to join two simple sentences to make a compound sentence?

• only a comma

• only a conjunction

• a comma and a conjunction

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Read the compound sentence below.

Penguins can't fly, but they can walk on the ground.

What is the conjunction?

• penguins

• walk

• but

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which of these is a compound sentence?

• The Johnsons moved in next door.

• Molly, Keisha and Ben had a lemonade sale.

• I like visiting New York, but I don't want to live there.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Read the two simple sentences below. Choose the compound sentence that joins them with the right punctuation.

She'll learn to play the piano. She'll learn to play the trumpet.

• She'll learn to play the piano, or she'll learn to play the trumpet.

• She'll learn to play the piano or she'll learn to play the trumpet.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Read the group of words below.

It's cold in the winter, it's hot in the summer.

How could you change it to make it a compound sentence?

• take out the comma after winter

• add the word "and" after the comma

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A