Compound Sentences — Worksheet

Name: ______________________ Date: ____________ Score: _____ / 20

Part A. Multiple Choice (12 pts)

  1. Which is a compound sentence? a) She sings and dances. b) She sang, and she danced. c) Because she sang. d) Sang and danced.
  2. Fix the comma splice: "It rained, we stayed." a) It rained, and we stayed. b) It rained because we stayed. c) It rained, however, we stayed. d) It rained because, we stayed.
  3. Choose the punctuation: The rain stopped __ we went outside. a) , so b) ; c) , but d) —
  4. Which uses a semicolon correctly? a) We were hungry; so we cooked dinner. b) We were hungry; we cooked dinner. c) We were hungry, we cooked dinner. d) We were hungry; and we cooked dinner.
  5. Choose the best coordinator for contrast: a) and b) so c) but d) or
  6. Which is NOT compound? a) She studied, and she passed. b) She studied and passed. c) She studied; she passed. d) It rained, so we stayed.
  7. Identify the comma splice: a) We waited, and the bus arrived. b) We waited; the bus arrived. c) We waited, the bus arrived. d) We waited. The bus arrived.
  8. Which coordinator shows choice? a) so b) but c) or d) for
  9. Fill the blank: Hurry up, __ we’ll miss the start. a) and b) yet c) or d) nor
  10. With conjunctive adverb: IC; however, IC. What punctuation comes before however? a) , b) ; c) : d) —
  11. Choose the correct sentence: a) It was late, but we continued. b) It was late but, we continued. c) It was late; but we continued. d) It was late, however we continued.
  12. Pick the compound sentence: a) Because it was late. b) It was late; we left. c) Late, we left. d) It was late since we left.

Part B. Identify (4 pts)

  1. Write C (compound) or NC (not compound): She sang and danced.
  2. Write C or NC: She sang, and she danced.
  3. Underline the coordinator: We can walk, or we can take a jeepney.
  4. Circle the correct punctuation: The team was exhausted __ however, they kept playing. (options: ; , and)

Part C. Writing (4 pts)

  1. Write one compound sentence using comma + FANBOYS: ________________________________
  2. Write one compound sentence using a semicolon: ________________________________
  3. Rewrite to fix: I studied I passed. → ________________________________
  4. Rewrite to add contrast: It looked easy. It was tricky. → ________________________________