Module 3

Compound Sentences
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 What I Need to Know

1. combine simple sentences using conjunctions used in

.compound sentences;

2. explain the difference between cause-and-effect from

problem-solution relationship;
3. use compound sentences in conversations; and
4. construct simple dialogs using compound sentences.
 What I Know

Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.
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1. Please bring me a glass of water I can quench my thirst.
a. and
b. because
c. so
d. but
2. I feel very thirsty after playing outside. The weather is too
hot. Which of the following is a proper combination of the
two sentences?
a. I feel very thirsty after playing outside, and the weather is
too hot.
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b. I feel very thirsty after playing outside, because the

weather is too hot.
c. I feel very thirsty after playing outside, so the weather is
too hot.
d. I feel very thirsty after playing outside, but the weather is
too hot.
3. I tried buying something to drink from the sari-sari store,
I forgot to bring money.
a. I tried buying something to drink from the sari-sari store,
and I forgot to bring money.
b.
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I tried buying something to drink from the sari-sari store,
because I forgot to bring money.
c. I tried buying something to drink from the sari-sari store,
so I forgot to bring money.
d. I tried buying something to drink from the sari-sari store,
but I forgot to bring money.
4. Drinking water refreshes our body it helps prevent
dehydration.
a.
.
and
b. yet
c. so
d. but
 5. Analee knows the benefits of drinking water, she
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prefers drinking carbonated drinks.
a. for
b. nor
c. but
d. yet
6. Her parents told her to lessen her consumption of soft
drinks, because they are worried that she might get sick.
How many simple sentences can you make from the
sentence
. above?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
7. She does not listen to her parents does she lessen
her soft drinks consumption.
a.
.
for
b. nor
c. but
d. ye
 8. I also threatened her that I will not play with her
anymore but she just ignored me.
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What relationship do the ideas in the sentence show?
a. Cause-effect
b. Problem-solution
c. Comparison
d. Opposites
9.
. Maybe she was thinking that I was joking she just
does not want to give up drinking soft drinks.
a. or
b. for
c. nor
d. but
 10. Which of the following is a compound sentence?
a. Analee and her friend are playing ball in the park.
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b. Analee was throwing the ball, and Darwin was trying to
catch it.
c. They got tired of playing at the park.
d. They went to the canteen and ordered snacks.
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Comprehension Check:
1. How does the character feel?
2. If you were him, would you adopt an iguana?
3.
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Knowing that iguanas are endangered species,
what are you going to do?
4. What would you advise the character?
5. How do you show concern to endangered
animal species?
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Are you ready to combine simple sentences to make
compound sentences? Choose your coordinating
conjunction from the box to complete the sentences.

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1. Tony packed his overnight bag, he is going to an
overnight camp.

2. He tried to bring his tablet, his mother said it

was too expensive
3. Tony begged to take the tablet, his mother did not
agree.

4. Margarette, his mother, took the tablet,_________placed

it. inside her room.

5. Margarette told Tony that she could bring a lot of cookies

and chips,________she could give him extra pocket money
for his trip.

6. Tony is not fond of cookies and chips, he asked for

extra pocket money.
7. Margarette did not help Tony to pack his overnight
bag, reminded him to sleep early.

8. Tony knows that the trip to the camp will start early in the
morning___________he
. stayed up late playing online
games.

9. He woke up late, he did not eat breakfast before going

out.

10.Tony rushed to the venue, he was already left behind.

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Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.

1.
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I miss my classmates, I want to study with them
together.
a. and
b. because
c. so
d. but
2. I want to visit my friends in their house. Call them and go
malling together. Which of the following is a proper
combination of the two sentences?
a. I want to visit my friends in their house, but call them and
.go malling together.

b. I want to visit my friends in their house, and call them and

go malling together.
c. I want to visit my friends in their house, yet call them and
go malling together.
d. I want to visit my friends in their house, or call them and
go malling together.
3. I tried going out of our house, my mother did not allow
me. Which of the following used the appropriate
conjunction?
a. I tried going out of our house, for my mother did not
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allow me.
b. I tried going out of our house, nor my mother did not
allow me.
c. I tried going out of our house, but my mother did not
allow me.
d. I tried going out of our house, and my mother did not
allow me.
4. Staying at home makes us safer from infection, it also
makes our parents less worried about us.
a.
.
and
b. because
c. so
d. but
5. Shaira stayed home, she needs to redecorate her own
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room.
a. for
b. nor
c. but
d. yet
 6. Trevor and Patrick went to visit her, and help her lift
heavy furniture. How
many simple sentences can you make from the sentence
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above?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
 7. They did not complain about how heavy the table was,
did they comment about the chipping wall paint.
a. for
.
b. nor
c. but
d. yet
8. The bed was too heavy for them to move to the corner,
so they asked help from Shaira’s father. What relationship
do the ideas in the sentence show?
a.
.
Cause-effect
b. Problem-solution
c. Comparison
d. Opposites
 9. Shaira could not decide if she wanted a wallpaper, she
could use the remaining paint used for the living room.
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a. or
b. for
c. nor
d. but
10.Which of the following is a compound sentence?
a. Patrick went home early.
b. Patrick scrubbed the wall, Trevor moved the furniture.
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c. They got tired of working all day long.
d. They went to the garden to rest and eat some snacks.