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    This document discusses simple and compound sentences. A simple sentence expresses one complete thought, while a compound sentence joins two simple sentences with a comma and a conjunction like "and", "but", or "or". The document then provides examples of simple and compound sentences and exercises for students to identify and write their own compound sentences.

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    SIMPLE AND C OMPOUND SENTENCES RETEACHING: A simple sentence


    is a sentence that expresses only one
    complete thought. A compound
    sentence is a sentence made up of
    two simple sentences joined by a
    comma and the word and, but, or or.

    A. On the line, identify each


    sentence as either simple or
    compound.

    1. Maizon will attend a new school soon.


    2. Margaret and Maizon have been friends for a very long time.
    3. Maizon is going to Blue Hill, but Margaret will stay behind.
    4. She will leave soon, and she still has to pack.
    5. This last summer with Maizon is a time of great change
    for the girls’ friendship.
    6. Maizon thinks of Margaret as her best friend in the
    whole world.
    7. Sometimes things change, and they can’t change back again.
    8. The friendship may end, or it may stay the same.

    B. Underline the simple sentences in each compound sentence below.

    1. Ms. Tory held Margaret’s hand, but she did not speak.

    2. Maizon kept Margaret from doing things, but now Maizon is gone.

    3. Margaret will try new things, or she will stay the same.

    4. Margaret’s dad died, and she lost her best friend.

    5. The summer had brought sadness, and Margaret had suffered.

    6. Next summer might be better, or it might be worse.

    7. Margaret hoped for better times, but she couldn’t count on them.

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    SIMPLE AND RETEACHING: A simple sentence

    SENTENCES C OMPOUND
    is a sentence that expresses only one
    complete thought. A compound
    sentence is a sentence made up of
    two simple sentences joined by a
    comma and the word and, but, or or.
    Read each pair of sentences. Then make a
    compound sentence by joining the two sentences
    with a comma and a conjunction. Write the new
    sentence on the line provided.

    1. Margaret’s poem is long. It is not complicated.

    2. Margaret does not discuss Maizon in this poem. She does tell about her father’s death.

    3. The poem mentions Margaret’s mother. It quotes advice from Ms. Dell.

    4. Margaret could have refused to write the poem. She could have refused to
    read it to the class.

    5. The poem was well written. Ms. Peazle was proud of Margaret’s efforts.

    6. The class did not say anything about the poem. They did react to it.

    7. Maybe no one knew what to say. Maybe the students were afraid to say
    the wrong thing.

    8. The students were silent. Ms. Peazle knew what to write.

    On a separate piece of paper, write a paragraph about a time when a teacher


    or other adult helped you express your feelings or get over a sadness or
    disappointment. Include compound sentences in your paragraph.

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    ASSESSMENT

    SIMPLE AND COMPOUND SENTENCES


    Are the underlined words punctuated correctly? Fill in the circle
    next to the right answer.

    1. Ms. Dell is my favorite character and hurt her.


    Ms.
    a Peazle is Joan’s. Margaret, or
    ba character, and Margaret or
    bc character. And correct as is
    c correct as is
    2. Ms. Dell is honest and gives good
    a advice. honest, and
    b honest.
    c And
    correct as
    is
    3. She sometimes says painful, but
    important things to Margaret.
    a painful but
    b painful
    c but,
    correct as
    is
    4. Maizon is sometimes a good friend
    but she can also be dishonest.
    a friend, but
    b friend but,
    c correct as
    is
    5. She can charm Margaret or, she can
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    6. Ms. Dell tells Margaret this gently correct as is
    but clearly.
    gently, but a

    clearly. gently. b

    But clearly. c

    correct as is
    7. Margaret needs to learn the truth, or
    she will always have the wrong idea.
    truth or a

    truth, or, b

    correct as c

    is
    8. Ms. Dell knows the truth and
    Hattie knows it too.
    truth, and a

    truth. And b

    correct as c

    is
    9. Margaret will slowly but
    surely understand friends
    better.
    slowly, but a

    surely slowly, b

    but surely, c

    correct as is
    10. Ms. Dell will help her grow up
    and understand the world.
    up, a

    and up b

    and, c

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