Creating Compound and Complex Sentences

Which answer choice correctly combines the two sentences below into a compound sentence?

I like chocolate ice cream. My friend likes strawberry.

• I like chocolate ice cream, or my friend likes strawberry.

• I like chocolate ice cream, but my friend likes strawberry.

• I like chocolate ice cream, my friend likes strawberry.

• I like chocolate ice cream my friend likes strawberry.

Which answer choice correctly combines the two sentences below into a compound sentence?

We can go to the concert. We can go to the game.

• We can go to the concert, so we can go to the game.

• We can go to the concert, we can go to the game.

• We can go to the concert we can go to the game.

• We can go to the concert, or we can go to the game.

Which answer choice correctly combines the two sentences below into a compound sentence?

It stopped raining. The sun came out.

• It stopped raining, and the sun came out.

• It stopped raining, the sun came out.

• It stopped raining, yet the sun came out.

• It stopped raining the sun came out.

Which answer choice correctly combines the two sentences below?

The tree swayed in the wind. The tree did not break.

• The tree swayed in the wind but did not break.

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• The tree, in the wind, swayed, without breaking.

• The tree swayed in the wind, the tree did not break.

• The tree did not break, when the tree swayed in the wind

Which answer choice correctly combines the two sentences below?

The cats cuddled together. The cats fell asleep.

• The sleeping cats cuddled together and then they fell asleep.

• Asleep the cats cuddled together.

• The cats cuddled together and fell asleep.

• The cats cuddled together but they fell asleep.

Which answer choice correctly combines the two sentences below.

The tree swayed in the wind. The tree did not break.

• The tree swayed in the wind but did not break.

• The tree, in the wind, swayed, without breaking.

• The tree swayed in the wind, the tree did not break.

• The tree did not break, when the tree swayed in the wind.

Which answer choice correctly combines the two sentences below?

Her kite looks like an airplane. That cloud looks like an airplane.

• Her kite and that cloud look like airplanes.

• Her kite looks like that cloud that looks like an airplane.

• Her kite looks like an airplane or that cloud looks like an airplane.

• Her kite and that cloud looks like an airplane.

What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?

Jack swung the bat. He missed the ball.

• Jack swung the bat, he missed the ball.

• Jack swung the bat, yet he missed the ball.

• Jack swung the bat he missed the ball.

• Jack swung the bat, for he missed the ball.

What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?

Jack swung the bat. He missed the ball.

• Jack swung the bat, he missed the ball.

• Jack swung the bat, yet he missed the ball.

• Jack swung the bat he missed the ball.

• Jack swung the bat, for he missed the ball.

What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?

The creepy monster growled loudly. He took one step towards me. He stared at me with his beady red eyes.

• The creepy monster growled loudly, took one step towards me, and stared at me with his beady red eyes.

• The creepy monster growled loudly and took one step towards me and stared at me with his beady red eyes.

• The creepy monster growled loudly, took one step towards me, stared at me with his beady red eyes.

• The creepy monster growled loudly, took one step towards me, or stared at me with his beady red eyes.