📚 Part 1: Identifying Sentence Types

1. Which of these is a compound sentence?

The dog runs in the park.

I like pizza and my sister likes pasta.

Sarah reads books every night.

2. What word joins the two ideas in this sentence: "I want to go swimming but it's raining outside"?

swimming

but

outside

3. Which conjunctions can be used to join simple sentences? (Tick all that apply)

and

but

because

table

4. Circle the simple sentences below:

a) The cat sleeps on the mat.

b) I love chocolate and I eat it every day.

c) Birds fly high in the sky.

d) We went to the beach because it was sunny.

✏️ Part 2: Creating Compound Sentences

5. Join these two simple sentences using "and":

The kangaroo hops. The koala climbs trees.

6. Join these sentences using "but":

I want to ride my bike. It's too cold outside.

7. Join these sentences using "because":

We stayed inside. It was raining heavily.

8. Write your own compound sentence about your favourite food using "and":

9. Write your own compound sentence about school using "but":

🎯 Part 3: Fix the Sentences

10. Add the missing punctuation to make this compound sentence correct:

I love reading books and my brother loves playing games

11. Choose the best conjunction (and, but, because) to complete this sentence:

I couldn't go to the park ________ I had to finish my homework.

12. Write a compound sentence about Australian animals using any conjunction you like:

Simple to Compound Sentences

Simple to Compound Sentences

📚 Part 1: Identifying Sentence Types

✏️ Part 2: Creating Compound Sentences

🎯 Part 3: Fix the Sentences

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