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Lesson 7: Combining Sentences – Compound Sentences Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

One way to make sentences more interesting is to make them different lengths. Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

Compound sentences can make writing interesting. Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

A compound sentence is 2 sentences combined into 1. Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

Here’s how you make a compound sentence. Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

You take 2 sentences and combine them with a comma and a connecting word. Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

EXAMPLE: Joe plays the trumpet , and Tim plays the drums. Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

Here are some connecting words you can use to combine sentences. Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

Connecting Words: but and or Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

Directions: Practice combining sentences Directions: Practice combining sentences. Use the connecting words and, but, and or. Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

Directions: Practice combining sentences Directions: Practice combining sentences. Use the connecting words and, but, and or. 1. Zoe went to New York City. 2. She visited the Statue of Liberty. Compound Sentence: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

Directions: Practice combining sentences Directions: Practice combining sentences. Use the connecting words and, but, and or. 1. It is a statue of a woman. 2. Her right hand holds a torch. Compound Sentence: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

Directions: Practice combining sentences Directions: Practice combining sentences. Use the connecting words and, but, and or. 1. The statue is copper. 2. Its frame is iron. Compound Sentence: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

Directions: Practice combining sentences Directions: Practice combining sentences. Use the connecting words and, but, and or. 1. You can view it from the shore. 2. You can go to Liberty Island. Compound Sentence: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

Directions: Practice combining sentences Directions: Practice combining sentences. Use the connecting words and, but, and or. 1. Visitors can climb to the crown. 2. They cannot go into the torch. Compound Sentence: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

Directions: Practice combining sentences Directions: Practice combining sentences. Use the connecting words and, but, and or. 1. Time had aged the statue. 2. Americans were still proud of it. Compound Sentence: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

Directions: Practice combining sentences Directions: Practice combining sentences. Use the connecting words and, but, and or. 1. Repairs to the statue were made in 1986. 2. A big celebration took place July 4th. Compound Sentence: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

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