Compound Sentence Match

A Compound sentence is two simple sentences joined together using a conjunction

1. Join the simple sentences. The first one has been done.

1) Hanna was very tired. She slept thought her alarm

2) Mel climbed up the tree. Her ball was stuck.
3) The boy tried hard. He couldn´t answer the question.
4) It was only a movie. He was very scared.
5) The shopkeeper opened the door. She let the first customer in.
6) The family took kites to the park. It was a very windy day.

2. Create compound Sentences by choosing conjunctions from the box below to join the pairs of simple
sentences you matched in question.

CONJUNCTIONS

for and but so nor or yet

1) Hanna was very tired and slept thought her alarm

2) Mel climbed up the tree for ball was stuck.
3) The boy tried hard but couldn´t answer the question.
4) It was only a movie but was very scared.
5) The shopkeeper opened the door for let the first customer in.
6) The family took kites to the park for was a very windy day.

3. Exercise two create your own sentence

The mechanic fixed the car so he gained experience