Writing Compound Sentences Practice Worksheet

 

 

Use each of the simple sentences below to create a compound sentence using a comma and an appropriate coordinating conjunction or a semi-colon. Write your new sentence in the space provided. Try to use a different coordinating conjunction in each compound sentence.

 

 

  1. Marti is my best friend.

 

 

 

  1.  I went to kindergarten at Ross Elementary School.

 

 

 

  1.  I am on a traveling basketball team.

 

 

 

  1. My favorite school subject is language arts.

 

 

 

  1.  Mrs. Lattimore teaches math.

 

 

 

  1. For vacation we may go to Lake of the Ozarks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rewrite the following paragraph on a piece of your own paper, combining ideas to use at least two compound sentences.

 

                Just yesterday I made a new friend. His name is Jackson. We have lived next to each other for three months. We had never spoken to each other before. We found that we have a lot in common. Both of us enjoy playing video games. Our favorite color is navy blue. We’re going to be in the same fifth-grade class at Truman Elementary this fall. We’ll get to spend a lot more time together.