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DEVELOP THE CONCEPT

Home Activity Your child learned about compound sentences. Say two short related sentences describing your child. Have him or her combine the sentences to make a compound sentence.

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Compound SentencesA simple sentence has one subject and one predicate. A compound sentence contains two simple sentences joined by a comma and a word such as and, but, or or.

Simple Sentence I rode my bike to Dan’s house.Simple Sentence We rode to the park.Compound Sentence I rode my bike to Dan’s house, and we rode to

the park.

Directions Write S if the sentence is a simple sentence. Write C if the sentence is a compound sentence.

1. Bicycles are important to people in some countries.

2. People in some places do not have cars.

3. They ride bicycles to work, and they ride them to the store.

4. Bicycles cost less than cars, but they are not cheap.

5. Bicycles do not make the air dirty, but cars do.

Directions Choose one of the words in ( ) to combine each pair of simple sentences. Write the compound sentences on the lines.

6. Chris rode a bicycle up the hill. It was not easy. (but, or)

7. Chris skinned his knee. He bumped his head. (but, and)

8. Now Chris can ride to school. He can ride to the park. (or, but)

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Compound SentencesDirections Combine each pair of sentences by adding and, but, or or. Write the compound sentence. Remember to add a comma.

1. Anya saves money to buy a game. I save money to buy a book.

2. Saving money is hard sometimes. It is worth the effort.

3. Your parents can buy you a bicycle. You can buy it yourself.

4. Save a dollar each week. The dollars will add up.

Directions What would you save money for? Write two simple, related sentences. Then join the sentences to make a compound sentence.

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APPLY TO WRITING

Home Activity Your child learned how to use compound sentences in writing. Have your child write a compound sentence about two things he or she learned today.

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Compound SentencesDirections Mark the letter of the words that complete the sentence correctly.

1. Ben walked to the rode. 6. We can can ride. A game, And David A skate, or we B game, or David B skate and we C game, and David C skate, And we D game and David D skate but we

2. There is a path at the is short. 7. I can go can go slow. A park, but it A fast but I B park, But it B fast, or I C park, or it C fast, Or I D park and it D fast and I

3. You can ride in the can ride 8. The race was won it.on the beach. A hard. but I

A hills, but you B hard or I B hills, And you C hard and C hills and you D hard, but I D hills, or you

4. Joel’s bicycle is is newer. 9. Ten people finished. A new, or mine A started, Or five people B new, but mine B started but five people C new and mine C started, and five people D new, And mine D started. and five people

5. Skateboards are are fun. 10. Tim parked in parked inA fast. and they back.

B fast or they A front, and I C fast, and they B front, But I D fast, But they C front, or I D front and I

TEST PREPARATION

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Home Activity Your child prepared for taking tests on compound sentences. Have your child find compound sentences in a magazine and identify the two simple sentences that make up each compound sentence and the word that joins the two sentences.

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Compound SentencesDirections Write S if the sentence is a simple sentence. Write C if the sentence is a compound sentence.

1. Katie helps her dad on the farm.

2. Katie’s dad plants berries, and Katie picks them.

3. Sasha’s parents own a store, and Sasha helps out there.

4. Sasha puts the food on the shelves.

Directions Use the word and, but, or or to combine each pair of sentences. Write the compound sentence.

5. A fair has many things for sale. You can’t buy everything.

6. You could buy a toy. You could buy a snack.

7. One stall sells jewelry. Another stall sells hats.

8. Those T-shirts are great. I have many T-shirts at home.

Directions Write two sentences about a fair or an amusement park you have visited. Write one simple sentence and one compound sentence.

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CUMULATIVE REVIEW

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Home Activity Your child reviewed compound sentences. On a walk outside, have your child make up two compound sentences about what you see.

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