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Name Grammar

1.4.3

Commas in Compound Sentences

In a compound sentence, two independent sentences are joined by a comma


which is used before the conjunction. Conjunctions include: and, or, but, so

Two independent sentences:


I don’t want to eat my vegetables. I do want ice cream after dinner. (but)
Compound sentence:
I don’t want to eat my vegetables, but I do want to have ice cream after
dinner.

> Using the two independent sentences, form a compound sentence by adding a
comma and the conjuction given in parentheses.

1.    They got to the concert early. They got really good seats. (and)

2.    It was getting dark. We thought we should go home. (so)

3.    She didn’t want to go to the doctor. She went anyway. (but)

4.    Would you like to go to the game today? Would you rather go to the movies? (or)

5.    Jessica’s friends were busy. She went on a bike ride by herself. (so)

>  Revisit a piece of your writing. Edit the draft to make sure commas in

compound sentences are written correctly.

Grade 4 • Compound and Complex Sentences Printable


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