This worksheet is designed for students to perfect their ability to recognize and compose compound sentences. The first section requires students to underline the two simple parts of a sentence, and the conjunction used, with an example provided for guidance. The second part allows students to create compound sentences and practice identifying and marking the components.

A compound sentence is a type of sentence that combines two or more simple sentences, which are called independent clauses, into one sentence. These clauses are joined together by conjunctions like "and," "but," or "or." For example, in the sentence "I wanted to play outside, but it started to rain," the two simple sentences "I wanted to play outside" and "it started to rain" are connected by the conjunction "but."

To make a compound sentence, consider how your two ideas are related and choose a conjunction that makes sense, then join the sentences with a comma before the conjunction.