Combining Sentences
Janet skated onto the pond. She made a perfect figure eight.
How do we combine the sentences using a coordinating conjunction?
Janet skated onto the pond, and she made a perfect figure eight.
What correction should be made to this sentence?
Last summer my family went to visit Aunt Hilda in alaska.
Alaska is the name of a state--capitalize it!
Is this a complete sentence?
After the tents are set up by the lake.
This is not a complete sentence. It is a fragment.
I wanted to go to the game. ________, I had too much homework.
A. For example
B. However
C. Similarly
D. In addition
B. However
Combine the two sentences using a coordinating conjunction.
My dog has hair hanging over his eyes. He looks just like a dust mop.
My dog has hair hanging over his eyes, and he looks just like a dust mop.
How should this sentence be rewritten?
Alaska is rich in forests wildlife and minerals.
Alaska is rich in forests, wildlife, and minerals.
How should this sentence be rewritten?
I like to read stories aloud, Sam said to his mother.
"I like to read stories aloud," Sam said to his mother.
The rain poured down all afternoon. ________, the soccer match was canceled.
A. Meanwhile
B. As a result
C. In contrast
D. For instance
B. As a result
Combine the sentences:
I have time during the day I will ride my bike
If I have time during the day, I will ride my bike.
What correction should be made to this sentence?
Gertrude Ederle was a great american swimmer with lots of fan's.
American is a nationality--capitalize it!
Fans-plural
How should this sentence be rewritten?
He then climbed inside the canoe he made his way across the lake.
He then climbed inside the canoe and made his way across the lake.
The first solution was effective. ________, the second solution worked just as well.
A. In contrast
B. Similarly
C. Therefore
D. Otherwise
B. Similarly
Combine the sentences using a Subordinating Conjunction.
Melanie forgot her lunch she called her mother.
Because Melanie forgot her lunch, she called her mother.
What correction should be made to this sentence?
It did not take her long to turn casual swiming into a competitive Profession.
swiming is spelled swimming
profession-common noun
How should this sentence be rewritten using a subordinating conjunction?
She was a year old. We learned about her unusual skill.
She was a year old before we learned about her unusual skill.
The evidence clearly supported the scientist’s hypothesis. ________, the research team decided to move forward with the experiment.
A. Moreover
B. However
C. Therefore
D. For example
C. Therefore
Combine the sentences using transition word(s)
She didn't study she failed the test.
Consequently
Therefore
What correction should be made to this sentence?
She went to the 1924 olympics she won a gold medal as part of the U.S. swim team.
Capitalize 'Olympics'- historical event
Correct the Run-On
How should this sentence be rewritten?
My brothers friend a talented musician practice the guitar every night
My brother's friend a talented musician practice the guitar every night.
The new library offers a wide selection of books and digital resources. ________, it provides quiet study spaces and free tutoring sessions for students.
A. Therefore
B. In contrast
C. Meanwhile
D. Moreover
D. Moreover