HALLOWEEN AND

DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS

Using Compound Sentences

COMPOUND SENTENCES

Compound sentences combine two independent

clauses using a conjunction.

(and, so, but, yet, for, or, nor)

Combine these independent clauses:

1)I bought candy.2)Shawna bought the

cupcakes.

I bought the candy, and Shawna bought the

cupcakes.

1)The werewolves sleep in the morning.2)They howl at night.

The werewolves sleep in the morning, but howl at night.

1)Jorge made a skeleton.2)Tania picked marigolds.

Jorge made a skeleton and Tania picked marigolds.

1)The wig didn’t match my costume.

2)I borrowed a friend’s wig.

The wig didn’t match my costume, so I borrowed a

friend’s wig.

1)The goblins scared us up the hill.

2)Maybe it was ghosts.

The goblins scared us up the hill, or maybe it

was ghosts.

Decide if these sentences are

simple or compound:

The pumpkins were glowing brightly, and the wind was

blowing forcefully.

COMPOUND

The monsters and ghouls made a terrifying noise.

SIMPLE

At the graves we left either bread or

candles.SIMPLE

We had a Halloween party, but it wasn’t very scary.COMPOUND

Día de los Muertos combines an ancient Aztec

celebration and the Catholic All Saint’s Day.SIMPLE

Now it’s your turn.

Write your own

frightfully ghoulish or

deathly ancestral compound sentences!