Name: ____________________________

Write a Compound Sentence

There are two sentences in each group below. Rewrite each group to make a compound sentence.

1. The boy laughed. The girl giggled.

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2. The brown squirrel ran up the tree. The dog did not bark.
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3. Julie wanted a piece of cake. Her mother said no.
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4. It was bedtime. It was still daylight.
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5. Do you know Mike? Do you like him?
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6. We could go to the movies. We could walk to the park.
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7. Her favorite color is green. Her favorite dress is blue.
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8. The children played in the yard. Their mothers sat on the bench.
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Name: ____________________________

Write a Compound Sentence

There are two sentences in each group below. Rewrite each group to make a compound sentence.

Actual answers will vary. Examples of correct answers:

1. The boy laughed. The girl giggled.

The
boy laughed, and the girl giggled.
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2. The brown squirrel ran up the tree. The dog did not bark.

The
brown squirrel ran up the tree, but the dog did not bark.
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3. Julie wanted a piece of cake. Her mother said no.

Julie
wanted a piece of cake, but her mother said no.
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4. It was bedtime. It was still daylight.

It
was bedtime, yet it was still daylight.
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5. Do you know Mike? Do you like him?

Do
you know Mike, and do you like him?
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6. We could go to the movies. We could walk to the park.

We
could go to the movies, or we could walk to the park.
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7. Her favorite color is green. Her favorite dress is blue.

Her
favorite color is green, yet her favorite dress is blue.
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8. The children played in the yard. Their mothers sat on the bench.

The
children played in the yard, and their mothers sat on the bench.
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