Question

compound sentences: two independent clauses joined with a comma (,) and a coordinating conjunction or fanboys (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
example:
independent clause i want pizza, for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so independent clause she wants cherry fries.
directions: read each sentence and circle the correct answer (simple or compound)

1. her room was a mess, but she was too tired to clean it.

simple compound

1. the girls went to the park and played catch until the sun set.

simple compound

1. camping and hiking are my two favorite things to do.

simple compound

1. roses are red, and violets are blue.

simple compound
directions: write your own sentences.

1. simple sentence: ____________________
2. simple sentence with a compound subject:

____________________
____________________

1. simple sentence with a compound predicate:

____________________
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Explanation:

For the first part (identifying sentence types):

1. "Her room was a mess, but she was too tired to clean it." has two independent clauses joined by "but" (a FANBOYS), so it's Compound.
2. "The girls went to the park and played catch until the sun set." has one independent clause with a compound verb, so it's Simple.
3. "Camping and hiking are my two favorite things to do." has one independent clause with a compound subject, so it's Simple.
4. "Roses are red, and violets are blue." has two independent clauses joined by "and" (a FANBOYS), so it's Compound.

For the second part (writing sentences):

1. Simple sentence: A sentence with one independent clause. Example: "I play basketball."
2. Simple sentence with compound subject: A sentence with two or more subjects. Example: "Tom and Jerry play together."
3. Simple sentence with compound predicate: A sentence with two or more verbs. Example: "She sings and dances."

Answer:

1. Compound
2. Simple
3. Simple
4. Compound

1. Simple sentence: I play basketball.
2. Simple sentence with a compound subject: Tom and Jerry play together.
3. Simple sentence with a compound predicate: She sings and dances.