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.

Concepts

compound sentences, simple sentences, types of sentences, sentences

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Additional Tags

punctuating compound sentences, oh.ela-literacy.l.1.1j produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response t, oh.ela-literacy.l.2.1f produce, expand, and rearrange complete simple and compound sentences, simple and compound sentences | no nonsense grammar, texas gateway

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional

Common Core

L.3.1.i L.1.1.j L.4.2.c L.1.2.b SL.1.6 L.1.1.c L.5.3.a L.1.1.g L.1.2.c SL.2.6 L.1.4.a L.2.1.f