Question

Change the following sentences into compound ones.
1)Ann likes to play chess.Ann likes to play guitar.
2)My mother can bake brownies. My mother can bake pizza.
3)I am good at maths. I am not good in writing long sentences.
4)You can pick red dress. You can pick blue dress.
5)I am not going to do my homework. I did not understand the question.
6) you can borrow my umbrella, i need it too.
7) I am going to my friend’s place, i have to finish my errands first.

Answer 1

Answer:

1)Ann likes to play chess and guitar.

2)My mother can bake brownies and pizza.

3)I am good at maths but I am not good in writing long sentences.

4)You can pick red dress and you can pick blue dress.

5)I am not going to do my homework for I did not understand the question.

6) you can borrow my umbrella but i need it too.

7) I am going to my friend’s place but/so i have to finish my errands first.

Explanation:

a simple sentence can be converted into a compound sentence by expanding a word or phrase into a clause and by using a coordinating conjunction to connect the clauses.

coordinating conjunction:

for, and, nor, but, or, yet & so.

Answer 2

Ann likes to play chess and the guitar
My mother can make brownies and bake pizza
I am good at math, but I am not good at writing long sentences
You can pick the red dress or you can pick the blue dress
I am not going to do my homework for I for I did not understand the question
You can borrow my umbrella but I need it too
I am going to my friends place but I have to finish my errands first
It’s just a matter of replacing the period and certain words to a compound sentence and add any of the fanboys that suit the situation in the middle of the two sentences. Fan boys
For, and, nor,but, yet,so