Directions: Circle the compound subject or the compound verb in each sentence. Home Away from Home 1. Space stations and orbiting platforms are our first step away from Earth. 2. In the future, we may design and build outer-space cities. Several nations or international groups could pool their resources. 3. 4. They create and manage a colony on the moon. 5. Minerals and other raw materials would be shipped to colonies in space. 6. We already design and plan model cities. 7. In one design, two huge cylinders and their solar panels form the main body of the space city. 8. The cylinders rotate and create an artificial gravity. 9. Special greenhouses shelter and sustain the city’s food. 10. These cities or other space colonies could bring us closer to the stars! Compound Sentence Parts Part E (page 2) REVISING: Using Compound Subjects and Verbs Combine each pair of sentences, following the instructions in parentheses. A group of nations is building an international space station. They are supplying it too. (Use 1. a compound verb.)
Directions: Circle the compound subject or the compound verb in each sentence. Home Away from Home 1. Space stations and orbiting platforms are our first step away from Earth. 2. In the future, we may design and build outer-space cities. 3. Several nations or international groups could pool their resources. 4. They create and manage a colony on the moon. 5. Minerals and other raw materials would be shipped to colonies in space. 6. We already design and plan model cities. 7. In one design, two huge cylinders and their solar panels form the main body of the space city. 8. The cylinders rotate and create an artificial gravity. 9. Special greenhouses shelter and sustain the city’s food. 10. These cities or other space colonies could bring us closer to the stars! Part E (page 2) Compound Sentence Parts REVISING: Using Compound Subjects and Verbs Combine each pair of sentences, following the instructions in parentheses. 1. A group of nations is building an international space station. They are supplying it too. (Use a compound verb.)