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Complete and Compound Sentences

Grade 4 · English Language Arts · Grammar and Language · Massachusetts, USA

Lesson Summary

A complete sentence has a subject and a predicate and expresses a whole thought. A compound sentence joins two complete sentences with a conjunction.

Explanation

Every complete sentence needs a subject (who or what the sentence is about) and a predicate (what the subject does or is). 'The cat slept' is complete. A compound sentence combines two complete sentences using a coordinating conjunction like 'and,' 'but,' or 'so.' Put a comma before the conjunction: 'I like soccer, and my brother likes basketball.' Be careful not to write run-on sentences, which are two complete thoughts stuck together without proper punctuation.

Practice Questions

Q1: Combine these into a compound sentence: 'It was raining. We stayed inside.'
Answer: It was raining, so we stayed inside.
Q2: What two parts does every complete sentence need?
Answer: A subject and a predicate.
Q3: Name three coordinating conjunctions you can use in a compound sentence.
Answer: And, but, so (others include or, nor, for, yet).
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