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Year 3 English · Compound sentences

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. Which sentence is a compound sentence?
- ☐ (a) The dog barked.
- ☐ (b) The dog barked and the cat ran away.
- ☐ (c) The big, brown dog.
2. Choose the best conjunction: 'I was hungry ___ I made a sandwich.'
- ☐ (a) or
- ☐ (b) but
- ☐ (c) so
3. Choose the best conjunction: 'You can have an apple ___ you can have a pear.'
- ☐ (a) or
- ☐ (b) so
- ☐ (c) but
4. Which conjunction shows a contrast?
- ☐ (a) and
- ☐ (b) but
- ☐ (c) so
5. Which is a simple sentence?
- ☐ (a) Mia read a book and Leo drew a picture.
- ☐ (b) Mia read a book but Leo was bored.
- ☐ (c) Mia read a book.
6. Type the conjunction in: 'The rain stopped and the sun came out.'
7. Type the best conjunction to fill the gap: 'The road was icy ___ we drove slowly.'
8. How many main clauses are in: 'Sam likes cricket but Ella prefers netball.'? Type a number.

Answer sheet

1. The dog barked and the cat ran away. — It has two main clauses joined by 'and'.
2. so — Making a sandwich is the result of being hungry, so 'so' fits.
3. or — 'Or' gives a choice.
4. but — 'But' shows that the second idea is different from or unexpected after the first.
5. Mia read a book. — 'Mia read a book.' has only one clause.
6. and — 'And' joins the two clauses.
7. so — Driving slowly is the result of the icy road.
8. 2 — 'Sam likes cricket' and 'Ella prefers netball' are two main clauses.