Compound Sentences
What two things are needed to make a compound sentence?
Two independent clauses joined by a conjunction or semicolon.
What makes a sentence complex?
It has an independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
What is a sentence fragment?
An incomplete thought missing a subject or predicate.
What is the simple subject in this sentence? The small brown dog barked loudly.
dog.
What is the simple predicate in this sentence? The birds sang beautifully.
sang
Which of these is a compound sentence?
A) I like apples, but my brother likes oranges.
B) Because I was late, I missed the bus.
A) I like apples, but my brother likes oranges.
Which word is a subordinating conjunction?
A) but
B) because
C) and
B) because.
Is this a run-on or a fragment? Because she was tired.
Fragment.
What is the complete subject in this sentence? The tall boy with glasses raised his hand.
The tall boy with glasses.
What is the complete predicate? The dog barked at the mailman in the morning.
barked at the mailman in the morning.
Fill in the blank to make a compound sentence:
I wanted to go outside, ___ it started to rain.
but.
Identify the dependent clause: Although it was raining, we still played soccer.
“Although it was raining.”
Fix this run-on: I love to read I go to the library every week.
I love to read, and I go to the library every week.
Identify the subject: My friends and I went to the movies after school.
My friends and I
Identify the predicate: The children played soccer in the park after lunch.
played soccer in the park after lunch.
Turn this into a compound sentence: The dog barked. The cat hid under the bed.
The dog barked, and the cat hid under the bed.
Combine into a complex sentence: We stayed inside. It was snowing heavily.
We stayed inside because it was snowing heavily.
Identify the error: The teacher gave us homework we didn’t have time to finish it.
Run-on sentence.
Which sentence has a compound subject?
A) The cat slept.
B) The teacher and the students worked together.
B) The teacher and the students worked together.
Which sentence has a compound predicate?
A) The teacher smiled and handed out papers.
B) The dog barked.
A) The teacher smiled and handed out papers.
Why is this sentence NOT a compound sentence? I went to the store and bought milk.
It has only one subject and predicate—it’s a simple sentence, not two independent clauses.
Fix this sentence into a correct complex sentence: I like pizza, I eat it every Friday because it is my favorite food.
I like pizza because it is my favorite food, and I eat it every Friday.
Correct this fragment: Running through the park.
She was running through the park.
Find the simple subject: The sound of the waves crashing on the shore relaxed me.
sound.
Find the simple predicate: The little girl in the red dress is singing loudly.
is singing.