Writing Compound Sentences Answers
Directions:
Underline the word that correctly completes each sentence
below.
Example:
Most flower bulbs must have good soil drainage, (and, or)
they will rot.
1.
Stanley, a black cat, won Friday’s contest for the best cat adopted
from an animal shelter, (but,
for) he failed to place in the animal and owner look-alike contest on Saturday.
2.
The Murrays plan to move, (for, yet) they have outgrown their one-room apartment.
3.
My car’s heater is noisy (and,
nor) it heats very poorly.
4.
Psychologists report that having one or more friends is important to a
child’s development, (but,
for) being popular is not.
5.
Head lice are only about the size of sesame seeds, (for, so)
they can be hard to detect.
6.
A foot-pound is used to measure energy, (but, nor) a pound-foot is used to measure torque.
7.
One of the largest jigsaw puzzles ever completed contained 10,000 pieces,
(and, or) it took 2,500 hours
to complete.
8.
At about eighteen miles into a race, marathon runners often feel that
they cannot go on, (for, yet)
they usually get a second wind and finish the race.
9.
Rocky Mountain national Park contains 355 miles of trails, (nor, so)
visitors can hike as far and as high as they wish.
10. Incandescent bulbs neither use as little electricity as fluorescent bulbs, (nor, yet) do they last as long.