Name: Compound Sentences (1) Feb.

28,2024
A. Check whether the following sentences are simple or compound sentences.
Number 1 is done for you.
1. Many brave soldiers fought in the war, and they received medals. Compound
2. The teacher and the principal met in the hall near the library. Simple
3. She dropped the pan, but she held on to the spoon. Compound
4. The big brown dog ran after the blue and red ball. Simple
5. The drummers played for a long time, but the piano players stopped early. Compound
6. It was cold outside, so she put on a sweater. Compound

B. Fill the blanks with a suitable coordinating conjunction.

1. She didn’t want to exercise, nor did she want to study.
2. Tomorrow it might be cloudy, or it might be sunny.
3. They visited the museum, and they had much fun.
4. It started raining, so they stopped playing in the park.

C. Join the pair of sentences by using a suitable coordinating conjunction.

1. I forgot to take my umbrella with me. I got soaked under the heavy rain yesterday
morning. I forgot to take my umbrella with me, so I got soaked under the heavy
rain yesterday morning.
2. The boys ran outside. We wondered what they saw. The boys ran outside and we
wondered what they so.
3. John doesn’t know my phone number. He doesn’t know my address. John doesn’t
know my phone number, nor does he know my address.
4. The policeman stopped them. The lights were turned off. The policeman stopped
them, for the lights were turned off.