Combining Sentences: Compound Sentences

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4th Grade

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L.3.1H, L.4.2C, L.3.1E

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Kathi McDonagh

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Combining Sentences: Compound Sentences

By Kathi McDonagh

Sentences Can be Boring:

The dog ate his dinner.

I read the book

I saw a tree.

One way to make sentences more interesting is to make them different lengths.

Joan plays the flute.

Todd sings in the choir.

Joan plays the flute, and Todd sings in the choir.

Fred dropped the guitar.

It didn't break.

Fred dropped the guitar, but it didn't break.

Should I clean my room?

Should I practice the piano?

Should I clean my room, or should I practice the piano?

We can join two sentences by adding a connecting word.

AND, OR, and BUT are some connecting words.

They connect two shorter sentences

A comma (,) is used before the connecting word when joining two complete sentences.

Multiple Choice

Choose the best answer:

You can strum the guitar, __ you can pluck the strings.

and

but

Multiple Choice

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I know the notes, __ I cannot play any songs yet.

and

but

Multiple Choice

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I pluck with my fingers, __ I use a guitar pick.

and

but

Multiple Choice

Choose the best answer:

Most guitars have six strings, __ some have twelve.

and

but

Multiple Choice

Choose the best answer:

Ed plays electric guitar, __ he is in a band.

and

Fill in the Blanks

Choose the correct connecting word.

Ann went to New York City,

Type answer...

she visited the Statue of Liberty.

Fill in the Blanks

Choose the best connecting word:

You may have seen pictures of it,

Type answer...

you may have read about it in a book.

Fill in the Blanks

Choose the best connecting word:

It is a statue of a woman,

Type answer...

her right hand holds a torch.

Fill in the Blanks

Choose the best connecting word:

The statue is copper,

Type answer...

its frame is iron

Fill in the Blanks

Choose the best connecting word:

You can view it from shore,

Type answer...

you can go to Liberty Island to see it.

Fill in the Blanks

Choose the best connecting word:

Visitors can climb to the crown,

Type answer...

they cannot go into the torch.

Multiple Choice