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Please do not sell, host, reproduce, giveaway, or store on any other site (including a blog, Facebook, 4Shared, Dropbox, Amazon Inspire, etc.). Thank you!\u003Cbr>Find the post here:\u003Cbr>[https://thisreadingmama.com/compound-sentences-printable-activities/](https://thisreadingmama.com/compound-sentences-printable-activities/) |\n| --- |\n| \u003Cbr>©[thisreadingmama.com](thisreadingmama.com) |\n\n\n| COMPOUND SENTENCES\u003Cbr>When you combine two complete words into one word, you form a COMPOUND WORD.\u003Cbr>EXAMPLES:\u003Cbr>butter + fly = butterfly cup + cake = cupcake\u003Cbr>NON-EXAMPLES:\u003Cbr>un + cle = uncle fin + ger = finger\u003Cbr>When you combine two complete sentences into one sentence, you form a COMPOUND SENTENCE.\u003Cbr>EXAMPLE: She got hurt, but  she did not cry.\u003Cbr>This is NOT\u003Cbr>NON-EXAMPLE:  She got hurt but did not cry. a compsentenc!te\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>When you form a compound sentence, always use a comma and a conjunction (or linking word) to link the two sentences together. |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| | FANBOYS is a great way to remember some of the conjunctions you need to form compound sentences. |\n| For And Nor But Or Yet So\u003Cbr>Find the conjunctions and commas in the examples below:\u003Cbr>It is his birthday, but he is too tired to celebrate.\u003Cbr>I ate too many pieces of cake, yet I never got sick.\u003Cbr>You can have vanilla cake, or you can have chocolate cake. 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He finished his work, yet he did not do it right.  \n She put on wool socks, for she was very cold.  \n I ran quickly down the hill yet I did not fall.  \n©[thisreadingmama.com](thisreadingmama.com)  \nFix the Run-On Sentences  \nRun-on sentences have more than one complete thought without the correct punctuation. Read each sentence. If it has the correct punctuation and conjunction, check the box. 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