Compound Sentences

A Grammar Lesson for 4th Grade

Created by Teresa Wilson – Desert Palms Elem. – July 2010

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A c la u s e is a group of words
that has a subject and a verb.
• An independent clause can
stand alone as a sentence.
• A simple sentence has one
independent clause.
Monique threw a strike.
A simple sentence contains
one subject and one
predicate.
• It contains one complete
thought.

We had a garage
sale.
A compound sentence has
two or more independent
clauses.
___________
Mario scored a goal,
and _________
the crowd went
___
wild.

Both independent
clauses can stand
alone as sentences.
Two simple sentences may be
joined to form a compound
sentence.
• It contains two complete thoughts.
• It has two subjects and two
predicates.
• A conjunction is used to combine
the two sentences.
The clauses in compound sentences are
often combined using coordinating
conjunctions.
• Some of the coordinating
conjunctions used to combine
clauses are and, but, and or.
• Use a comma when you combine
clauses using a conjunction.
I wanted to buy two new hats,
but I didn’t have the budget.
The scientists were working hard,
and they still hadn’t found a cure.
A compound subject contains two or more
simple subjects that may have the same
predicate.
Meg and John were looking
at the map.
A compound predicate contains two or
more simple predicates that have the same
subject.
The leaves fall and cover the
ground.