COMPOUND SENTENCES EXERCISE
A. Please make a compound sentence usinga coordinating conjunction from the
separated sentences below!
1. The cinema was sold out. We watched a movie on TV.
2. I'll have a week in Rome. I'll go to Paris for three days.
3. I really need a holiday. I don't have the money.
4. He's crazy! He doesn't like the car. He bought it anyway.
5. It's gone 10pm. He still hasn't arrived.
6. Our car broke down. We took a taxi.
7. Our plane left Bangkok on schedule. We arrived in London early.
8. I cannot criticize him. He is my brother.
9. There are no eggs in the fridge. There is no any bread in the cupboard.
10. I would have passed the exam. I didn't study enough.
11. Should they take the test now? Should they wait until next month?
12. I have never visited Moscow. I have never been to St Petersburg.
13. The pain was really bad. He refused to see a doctor.
14. Can I go home with you? We can do our homework together.
15. You may spend the night here. You may go home.
B. Please organize the words to be the correct compound sentences with semicolons!
1. boats/entire/flooded/The/people/town/;/used/was/.
2. We/it’s/shop/one place/always/thesupermarket/everything/at/;/got/in/.
3. credit cards/;/online/major/You/pay/all/can/we/accept/.
4. week/in/next/us/should/it/;/be/Call/then/.
5. The Angel Falls waterfall/;/spectacular/looks/plunges/in/907/looks/
meters/it/Venezuela/.
6. Larry/news/the/watches/;/makes/Bill/news/.
7. to/it’s/The/rain/going/;/cloudy/sky/is/.
8. right away/His children/;/the lions/of/they/scared/were/left/.
9. non-fiction/tried/write/fiction/have/;/I/never/only/I/.
10. very/failed/He/studied/;/his exams/he/little
c. Please fill the blank with the words mentioned below!
However(4x) Otherwise(2x) at least (1) therefore (2x)
nevertheless (2x) moreover (1x) in addition (1x)
hence (1x) consequently (1x)
1. Frantic is my favourite film; ______________, I've only seen it once.
2. He turned himself in to the police; ______________, they would have arrested him.
3. He's got a really good job; ______________, that's what he says.
4. He claimed he was working last night; ______________, nobody saw him at the
office.
5. I wanted to see a scary movie; ______________, my friend wanted to see a comedy.
6. We had very different opinions; ______________, we went our separate ways.
7. You need to concentrate on your studies; ______________, you'll fail the class.
8. Chris was determined to get high marks; ______________, he did not pass.
9. The thunder and lightning were intense; ______________, the crowd dispersed.
10. A tropical storm was forecast; ______________ we stayed in the resort.
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11. He enjoyed getting a new tie; ______________, a sports car would have been a better
gift.
12. Your research is correct; ______________, you made some interesting points.
13. We have to get you new shoes; ______________, I have some errands to run.
14. Conjunctive adverbs act like conjunctions; ______________, they are adverbs.
15. You failed to meet the deadline; ______________, the deal is off.
