Compound Sentences & Conjunctions

A complete sentence has… a subject a subject a verb a verb a complete thought a complete thought The dogs chased the car down the street. The dogs chased the car down the street.

Compound Sentence Combine two sentences Combine two sentences Must use comma (,) and conjunction Must use comma (,) and conjunction –And –But –Or

The dogs chased the car down the street, and the cats watched from the window. The dogs chased the car down the street, and the cats watched from the window. I wanted to order pizza, but my boyfriend was craving Mexican food. I wanted to order pizza, but my boyfriend was craving Mexican food. Aaron could go fishing with his cousins, or he could go camping with his brothers. Aaron could go fishing with his cousins, or he could go camping with his brothers.

And, Or, or But 1. I love to go shopping. 2. Sam wants to travel. 3. Chris wanted to go to the movies. 4. You can go to the computer lab. 1. I don’t have a lot of money to spend. 2. She wants to meet new people. 3. His date wanted to go bowling. 4. You can go to the library.