IXL | Create compound sentences | 3rd grade language arts

Form a compound sentence.

Certain bats eat fruit,

so they are called frugivores

unlike most other bats

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question

Form a compound sentence.

Mrs.

Newton

loves

chocolate cake with chocolate icing, not banana cream pie

chocolate, so we made her a chocolate cake

chocolate cake with chocolate icing, not banana cream pie

key idea

A simple sentence is a sentence with only one subject and predicate.

The pitcher threw the ball to first base.

A compound sentence is two simple sentences joined by a comma and a conjunction such as and, but, or, or so.

The pitcher threw the ball, and the batter hit it.

Some simple sentences have a compound subject or a compound predicate, but they are not compound sentences.

Anna and James will watch the fireworks tonight.

This simple sentence has a compound subject, Anna and James.

The singers bowed and walked off the stage.

This simple sentence has a compound predicate, bowed and walked off the stage.

Some simple sentences have phrases that are set off with commas, but they are not compound sentences. The phrase set off with commas is part of the subject or predicate.

Josh, the new kid at school, lives down the street from me.

This is a simple sentence. There is one subject, Josh, the new kid at school, and one predicate, lives down the street from me.

Melissa bought the black sweater, not the navy blue one.

This is also a simple sentence. There is one subject, Melissa, and one predicate, bought the black sweater, not the navy blue one.

solution

The first answer forms a compound sentence. The sentence is made up of two simple sentences joined by a comma and the conjunction so.

Mrs. Newton loves chocolate, so we made her a chocolate cake.

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