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Sentence Combining… with Pirates!

Combine the sentences to make compound and complex sentences.  Remove or add words if necessary.
After you have combined the sentences, circle whether you created a compound or complex sentence.

Simple Sentence: a sentence with one subject and one predicate.
       Example: Elvis ate soup.
Compound Sentence: two or more independent clauses joined with a coordinating conjunction.
       Example: Elvis went home today, and he ate soup. 
Complex Sentence: two or more independent clauses joined with a dependent marker.
       Example: After he went home, he ate soup.	

1. The pirate with the scarf got off the boat.
    The pirate with the scarf frightened the fishermen.

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2. The pirate was afraid of water.
    The pirate had to swim to the boat that they were pirating.

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3. The sun was beating down on the pirate.
    The pirate clenched his pirate knife in his teeth.

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4. The pirate loved to eat big pieces of ham.
    The pirate didn’t know whether he liked his ham boiled or broiled.

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5. The pirate sang a pirate song.
    The pirate swabbed the deck.
    The pirate had to do his work.

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