SimpleandCompoundSentencesName:

Asimplesentenceisasentencethathadonesubjectpartandonepredicatepart.

Acompoundsentenceisasentencethatcontainstwoormoresimplesentencesjoinedbyand,or,orbut.

Acompoundsubjecthastwoormoresimplesubjectsthathavethesamepredicate.Thesubjectsarejoinedbyand.

Acompoundpredicateisapredicatethathastwoormoreverbswiththesamesubject.Theverbsareconnectedbyandoror.

Inacompoundsentence,useacommabeforeand,or,orbutwhentheyjoinsimplesentences.

Inaseriesofthreeormorenounsorverbs,usecommastoseparatethem.

ClickSimpleifthesentenceissimple,orCompoundifitiscompound.

1.Weboughtticketstothehockeygame.

SimpleCompound

2.Wesattowardthecenteroftherink.

SimpleCompound

3.Hockeyisafastgameandfansshriekwithexcitment.

SimpleCompound

4.Hockeyplayersarecarefulbuttheystillgethurtoften.

SimpleCompound

5.Thegoalieoneachteamstaysneartheendoftherink.

SimpleCompound

6.Playersobeytherulesortheyreceivepenalties.

SimpleCompound

7.Hockeyisapopularsportinmanycountriesaroundtheworld.

SimpleCompound

8.Hockeyplayersmovequicklyortheymissagoal.

SimpleCompound

ClickCompoundSubjectifthesentencehasacompoundsubject.ClickCompoundPredicateifthesentencehasacompoundpredicate.

9.Fred,Toby,andIformedahockeyteamlastmonth.

CompoundSubjectCompoundPredicate

10.Weboughtequipmentmadeuniformsandfoundanicerink.

CompoundSubjectCompoundPredicate

11.Thecoachandhisassistanthelpedusatthestart.

CompoundSubjectCompoundPredicate

12.Tobyprintedticketsandsoldthemafterschool.

CompoundSubjectCompoundPredicate

13.Teachers,studentsandfriendscametoourfirstgame.

CompoundSubjectCompoundPredicate

14.Boysandgirlsplayedoneachteam.

CompoundSubjectCompoundPredicate

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