Correcting Compound Sentences

Which compound sentence is punctuated correctly?

• The dog caught the ball, and he chewed it up.

• The dog caught the ball and he chewed it up.

• The dog caught the ball and he chewed it up?

• The dog caught the ball. and he chewed it up.

Does this sentence need a comma?
I wanted to go to the store but I decided to stay home instead.

• Yes 

• No

Which is a compound sentence?

• The boy ran to the tall tree.

• The boy ran to the tree, and he climbed it.

• He saw a squirrel in the tree.

Which conjunction would you use to combine the following simple sentences to create a compound sentence? 
Do you want to order pizza?
Should I make spaghetti?

• and

• but

• or

Select the answer would fix the following run-on sentence by making it two complete sentences: "Let’s go to the park after the movie then we can watch the sunset."

• Let’s go to the park after the movie; Then we can watch the sunset.

• Let’s go to the park after the movie. Then we can watch the sunset.

• Let’s go to the park after the movie, then we can watch the sunset.

• There is nothing wrong with the original sentence; it does not need to be fixed.

Select the answer would fix the following run-on sentence by using a coordinating conjunction: "You can go to the park, you must wear your old shoes."

• You can go to the park; You must wear your old shoes.

• You can go to the park, but you must wear your old shoes.

• You can go to the park. You must wear your old shoes.

• There is nothing wrong with the original sentence; it does not need to be fixed.

Select the answer would fix the following run-on sentence by using a coordinating conjunction: "Sarah asked the teacher if she could bring her pet frog to school, the teacher said no."

• Sarah asked the teacher if she could bring her pet frog to school; The teacher said no.

• Sarah asked the teacher if she could bring her pet frog to school, but the teacher said no.

• Sarah asked the teacher if she could bring her pet frog to school. The teacher said no.

• There is nothing wrong with the original sentence; it does not need to be fixed.

What is the best way to rewrite these sentences? Sarah was great at math. Sarah was not very good at writing. 

• Sarah was great at math but she was not. Very good at writing. 

• Sarah was great at math. But not good at writing. 

• Sarah was great at math, but she was not very good at writing. 

• Sarah was great at math but she was not very good at writing. 

Which sentence is a compound sentence?

• A) She likes apples and oranges.

• B) She likes apples, but she doesn't like oranges.

• C) She likes apples.

• D) She doesn't like oranges.

Identify the correct punctuation for the compound sentence: 'I wanted to go for a walk it was raining.'

• A) I wanted to go for a walk, it was raining.

• B) I wanted to go for a walk; it was raining.

• C) I wanted to go for a walk, but it was raining.

• D) I wanted to go for a walk it was raining.