Directions: Combine the following into a compound sentence Remember that you can take out, rearrange, or delete words, but you cannot change the meaning. A) The baby was hungry. B) The baby had not had a bottle in over four hours. C Mom fed the baby. D Mom warmed the bottle.

## Step 1<br />The problem asks us to combine the given sentences into a compound sentence. A compound sentence is a sentence that contains at least two independent clauses. These clauses are connected by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) or a semicolon.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />The sentences given are:<br />A) The baby was hungry.<br />B) The baby had not had a bottle in over four hours.<br />C) Mom fed the baby.<br />D) Mom warmed the bottle.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />We need to combine these sentences into a compound sentence. We can do this by identifying the logical relationships between the sentences and using appropriate conjunctions to connect them.<br /><br />## Step 4<br />The sentences A and B can be combined using the conjunction 'because'. This is because sentence A is a result of sentence B. So, we can say "The baby was hungry because it had not had a bottle in over four hours."<br /><br />## Step 5<br />The sentences C and D can be combined using the conjunction 'and'. This is because both sentences are actions performed by 'Mom'. So, we can say "Mom fed the baby and warmed the bottle."<br /><br />## Step 6<br />Finally, we can combine the two parts from steps 4 and 5 using the conjunction 'o'. This is because the action in sentence C and D is a result of the situation in sentence A and B. So, we can say "The baby was hungry because it had not had a bottle in over four hours, so Mom fed the baby and warmed the bottle."