Compound Sentence Exercises

1. Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence

a. Diane eats her breakfast, and she goes for a walk every day before work.

b. Diane eats her breakfast before work every day.

2. Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence?a. Penelope grows fruit and vegetables in her garden.

b. Penelope grows fruit and vegetables in her garden, so she always has fresh produce in her house.

Choose the transition or conjunction in the following sentences.

3. Their meeting was long, so they had a short break in the middle.a. Theirb. Soc. In

4. Angela likes living on the quiet farm, yet she also enjoys spending time in the busy city.a. Yetb. Alsoc. In

5. Which of the following sentences has correct tense agreement?a. Sandra leaves for work at 7:00 and arrives there at 7:20b. Sandra leaves for work at 7:00 and arrive there at 7:20.

6. Which of the following sentences has correct tense agreement?a. Ernie drives into the garage, turns off the car, and get out.b. Ernie drives into the garage, turns off the car, and gets out of the car.

7. Which of the following sentences has correct tense agreement?a. Daria spent many years studying archaeology, and now she is working on a dig in Peru.b. Daria spent many years studying archaeology, and now she worked on a dig in Peru.

8. Which sentence shows the subject(s) correctly?a. The server gives his customers their meal and thank him.b. The server gives his customers their meal and they thank him.

9. Which sentence shows the subject(s) correctly?a. During the demonstration, the supervisor asks the employees questions, but the employees cannot

answer them.b. During the demonstration, the supervisor asks the employees questions, but cannot answer them.

10. Which sentence is a good compound sentence?a. The construction workers work hard all day and go to the pub in the evening.b. The farmers sell produce to the store, the store sells the fruits and vegetables to customers from the

city.c. Gary works as a computer technician in a tobacco company.

Instructions: Tell whether the following sentences are compound sentences or not. If they are not, tell which compound part they are. 

1. The girl just sat there but said nothing. 2. I looked for the book, but I could not find it. 3. Jeff must have arrived safely, or we would have been notified. 4. One of my friends and his dad have flown to Brazil. 5. Everyone was playing or swimming in the pool. 6. Suddenly the rain poured down, and the party was ruined. 7. We will vacation in the Black Hills or at Waterton. 8. I haven't heard from Becky, nor do I expect a call soon. 9. I climbed the tree and looked in the bird's nest. 10. She planned to read the letter, but it could not be found. Directions: In the following exercises, turn the sentence pairs into single compound sentences, each with a coordinating conjunction. You can rearrange or add words in the sentence to make it sound better, but only if it's necessary.

1. Not only would unemployment be reduced. The working conditions of employees on very long shifts would also be significantly improved.

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2. Modern toys are designed to be educational. It is made to be fun

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3. This is an unusual question.There are some hidden pitfalls.

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4. Constantly surrounding growing children with tempting objects may affect their concentration. They become unable to focus on any one game.

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5. In the past, neighbors formed an important part of people's social lives. They helped them with problems. 

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6. Modern society is richer in technological terms. It is undoubtedly poorer in spiritual terms. 

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7. The little boy did not like going to school. He went anyway. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________

8. You can cry like a baby. You can clean your room like an adult. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________

9. The question of what we can do to prevent global climate change. Whether individual action is effective or not is a hotly debated issue.

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10. Being known is a rare privilege. We must learn to serve as worthy role models to the public.

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