1. Simple and Compound Sentences Sit down * Stand Up
An Active Learning Game
Created By: Amber Harris
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2. Stand up if you see a simple sentence.
Simple sentences have one subject and one verb. They are independent clauses.
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3. Sit down if you see a compound sentence.
Compound sentences
combine two simple sentences with a comma and conjunction. They are two independent clauses.
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4. My family is going to a movie tomorrow night.
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5. Our movie theater is brand new.
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6. It has stadium seats, and it has a small arcade.
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7. My sister and I want to see a new comedy.
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8. She wants to get popcorn, and I want to get a soda.
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9. Kayla loves extra butter on her popcorn.
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10. We both like to sit in the back row.
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11. My brother plans to see a scary movie.
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12. He likes scary movies, but I like funny movies.
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13. Mom and dad might see a funny movie, or they might see an action movie.
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14. My dad thinks that movie ticket prices are too high.
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15. but we enjoy going to the movies.
Tickets are expensive,
but we enjoy going to the movies.
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16. The last movie I saw was Despicable Me 2.
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17. It was the funniest movie I have ever seen.
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18. to go see it, and I went to see it twice.
I told all of my friends
to go see it, and I went to see it twice.
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19. Going to the movies is one of my favorite things to do.
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