Now can you tell your partner what a compound sentence is EXERCISE Underline the simple sentences in each sentence. 1. The sun sets and birds flew to their nests 2. John works hard but Chris is lazy 3. Shall I write to him or will you telephone? We told him so we were allowed to enter 5. Stone walls do not make a prison nor do iron bars make 6. Be fast or you will be late for school 7. We knocked on the door and waited. & The match started late yet it ended well.