A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. A simple sentence contains a subject and a verb and by itself contains a complete thought. A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinator: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

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Simple and Compound Sentences--Practice Sentences

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Simple and Compound Sentences--Background

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Simple and Compound Sentences--Answer Key

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