A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, not, or, so, yet).
Turn each simple sentence below into a compound sentence.
1 We ate lunch.
We ate lunch but I did not like the food.
2 The rocket flew high.
The rocket flew high and I could not see it.
3 Emily sang a song.
Emily sang a song but she didn’t like the song.
4 The goldfish swims in the pond.
The goldfish swims in the pond but the pond is dirty.
5 The party was fun.
The party was fun so I didn’t want to leave.
6 On Wednesday Peter put his hand up in class.
On Wednesday Peter put his hand up in class and the teacher chose him to answer a question.
7 Bert likes fruit for breakfast.
Bert likes fruit for breakfast but this morning he ate cereal.
8 What is your favourite colour?
My favourite colour is peach and my second favourite colour is aqua.
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