🖼️ Part 1: Picture Prompt Analysis

1. Look at this picture of a dog playing in a park. Write a simple sentence about what you see.

Remember: A simple sentence tells a complete thought with who/what and what is happening.

2. Now write a compound sentence about the same picture using the word "and".

Remember: A compound sentence joins two simple sentences with a conjunction.

3. Picture this scene: Children are playing on swings, but it starts to rain. Is this sentence simple or compound?

Simple sentence

Compound sentence

4. Imagine a picture of a cat sleeping on a windowsill. Which of these sentences about the picture is compound?

The orange cat sleeps peacefully on the warm windowsill.

The cat was tired, so it found a sunny spot to nap.

The fluffy cat with white paws loves sleeping in the sun.

✏️ Part 2: Complete the Sentences

5. Look at this picture prompt: A bird is building a nest. Complete the simple sentence:

The bird ________________________________.

6. Now turn it into a compound sentence by adding a conjunction and another simple sentence:

The bird ________________________________, _______ ________________________________.

7. Picture this: A student is reading a book at the library. Complete both sentences:

Simple: The student ________________________________.

Compound: The student ________________________________, but ________________________________.

8. Imagine a picture of children at the beach. Write your own compound sentence using "or":

9. Draw a simple picture that shows this compound sentence: "The sun was shining, and the flowers bloomed in the garden."

10. Write a compound sentence to describe your drawing above: