Compound Sentences

A Compound sentence is two simple sentences (independent clauses) joined together using a
conjunction

CONJUNCTIONS

for and but so nor or yet

1. Read each simple sentence. Think of an independent clause you could join to it using one of the
conjunctions above. Re-write your new compound sentence on the line. The first one has been done.

The gate slammed shut

1. The gate slammed shut and the dog barked

The children were lost in the forest

2. The children were lost in the forest and the wolf found them

Jake and Ryan slept in a tent

3.Jake and Ryan slept in a tent but the wind came and destroyed them

Lola was the fastest dog at the show

4.Lola was the fastest dog at the show and her owner loved her

The man couldn't work out the answer

5.The man couldn´t work out the answer but his friend Luis came and helped him

The shark chased the fish

6.The shark chased the fish and the fish ran for its life
2. Write the clauses in each of your compound Sentences with red color and the conjunctions with
green color