English & Literature Simple and Compound Sentences A simple sentence has one subject and one predicate. However, a simple sentence may have a compound subject, a compound predicate, or both. Saturn and Jupiter are the two largest planets in our solar system. (compound subject) Queen bees survive the winter and lay eggs in the spring. (compound predicate) Juan and Luis throw and catch the softball. (compound subject and compound predicate) A compound sentence contains two or more simple sentences joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction or by a semicolon. (and, but, or, nor or for) Priscilla enjoys reading about technology, but she doesn’t care for science fiction. Paramecium are very small; a microscope is needed to examine them. A run-on sentence is two or more sentences incorrectly written as one sentence. To correct a run-on sentence, divide it into separate sentences or add the necessary words or punctuation to form one complete sentence. Run-on: The movie was long I got restless. Corrected: The movie was long. I got restless. Corrected: The movie was long, and I got restless. Asked by fazedxddyghon on 03 Nov 21:49 Last updated by Cat on 04 Nov 01:17
