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1 Name7 Scholastic Success With Grammar Grade 67 simple ANDCOMPOUNDSENTENCESGRAMMARA. On the line, identify each sentence as either simpleor will attend a new school and Maizon have been friends for a very long is going to Blue Hill, but margaret will stay will leave soon, and she still has to last summer with Maizon is a time of great change for the girls thinks of margaret as her best friend in the whole things change, and they can t change back friendship may end, or it may stay the Underline the simple sentences in each COMPOUND sentence Tory held margaret s hand, but she did not kept margaret from doing things, but now Maizon is will try new things, or she will stay the s dad died, and she lost her best summer had brought sadness, and margaret had summer might be better, or it might be hoped for better times, but she couldn t count on.

2 A simple sentenceis a sentence that expresses only onecomplete thought. A COMPOUND sentenceis a sentence made up of two simple sentences joined by acomma and the word and,but, or Success With Grammar Grade 688 simple ANDCOMPOUNDSENTENCESRead each pair of sentences. Then make a COMPOUND sentence by joining the two sentences with a comma and a conjunction. Write the new sentence on the line s poem is long. It is not s poem is long, but it is not does not discuss Maizon in this poem. She does tell about her father s does not discuss Maizon in this poem, but she does tell about her father s poem mentions margaret s mother. It quotes advice from Ms. poem mentions margaret s mother, and it quotes advice from Ms. could have refused to write the poem. She could have refused to read it to the could have refused to write the poem, or (and) she could have refused to read it to the poem was well written.

3 Ms. Peazle was proud of margaret s poem was well written, and Ms. Peazle was proud of margaret s class did not say anything about the poem. They did react to class did not say anything about the poem, but they did react to no one knew what to say. Maybe the students were afraid to say the wrong no one knew what to say, or maybe the students were afraid to say the wrong students were silent. Ms. Peazle knew what to students were silent, but Ms. Peazle knew what to :A simple sentenceis a sentence that expresses only onecomplete thought. A COMPOUND sentenceis a sentence made up of two simple sentences joined by acomma and the word and,but, or a separate piece of paper, write a paragraph about a time when a teacheror other adult helped you express your feelings or get over a sadness ordisappointment. Include COMPOUND sentences in your Success With Grammar Grade Dell is my favorite character and is Joan , andcharacter.

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