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:
COMPOUND
The pumpkins were glowing brightly,
and the wind was blowing forcefully.
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!