Compound Sentences & RACES

Type your first and last name

1. The ducklings ate a lot, ____they grew quickly.

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• and
• but

2. The kids were playing, ____they were learning too.

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• so
• but

3. Maybe they knew us, _____maybe they just like the food we fed them.

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• but
• or

4. I love that chair, _____ the color matches the room.

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5. The cake was too sweet, _____ I still ate it.

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6. What change needs to be made? Our town had a hurricane so we stayed home.

• change hurricane to Hurricane
• change Our to Hour
• change the period (.) to a question (?)
• add a comma (,) after hurricane

7. What change needs to be made? We went to the store, And my mom bought milk.

• change And to and
• change mom to Mom
• change went to goed
• change We to we

8. Combine the sentences: The sun is a star. It is not the biggest star.

• The sun is a star, and It is not the biggest star.
• The sun is a star, but it is not the biggest star.
• The sun is a star, so it is not the biggest star.
• The sun is a star, or it is not the biggest star.

9. Combine the sentences: Do hot stars give off blue light? Do they give off blue light?

• Do hot stars give off blue light, or do they give off blue light?
• Do hot stars give off blue light, so do they give off blue light?
• Do hot stars give off blue light, but do they give off blue light?
• Do hot stars give off blue light, and do they give off blue light?