Compound Sentences

Is this a simple or compound sentence?

Jimmy likes to read books.

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

Is the sentence simple or compound?

It is raining, so you need to wear a jacket.

• simple

• compound

Is the sentence simple or compound?

I want to go to the game, but I don’t have a ticket.

• simple

• compound

Is the sentence simple or compound?

Should I make pancakes, or should I make waffles?

• simple

• compound

Some kids were afraid to dive into the pool, _____ I dove in right away.

• yet
• so
• but
• and

In a compound sentence, the comma comes _________the coordinating conjunction.

• after

• there is no comma

• before

• during

Is the sentence simple or compound?

I don’t read many nonfiction books, but I love to read

biographies.

• simple

• compound

Is the sentence simple or compound?

Isaiah wore blue jeans and a polo shirt.

• simple

• compound

The music is too loud for my ears.

• Simple
• Compound

We are making good progress, ______ we still have a long way to go.

• but

• and

• so

• or