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My sister likes swimming.
My brother likes swimming.
My sister and brother like swimming.
The folder is blue.
The folder is on the table.
The blue folder is on the table.
Bats are not birds.
They can fly.
Combine with one of the words: but, so, for (because)
Bats are not birds but they can fly.
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I will go to the movies.
I will go at 4:00.
I will go on Saturday.
I will go to the movies at 4:00 on Saturday.
On Saturday, I will go to the movies at 4:00.
I love red.
I will buy all the red pencils.
Combine with one of the words: but, so, for (because)
I love red, so I will buy all the red pencils.
I watched several movies.
I was on vacation
I watched several movies while I was on vacation.
Mary has a cat.
Mary has a dog.
Mary has a cat and dog.
The grasshopper is fast.
The grasshopper hopped away.
The fast grasshopper hopped away.
The grasshopper is fast and it hopped away.
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I will eat.
I am hungry.
Combine with one of the words: but, so, for (because)
I will eat because I am hungry.
DO NOT USE "AND"
I ate dinner.
I ate soup for dinner.
I ate dinner at my friend's house.
I ate soup for dinner at my friend's house.
At my friend's house, I ate soup for dinner.
I won the race.
I didn't get a prize.
Combine with one of the words: but, so, for (because)
I won the race, but I didn't get a prize.
My grandfather was in the hospital.
It was winter.
My grandfather was in the hospital during the winter.
I saw bees outside.
I saw ants outside.
I saw bees and ants outside.
The room is huge.
The room is down the hall.
The huge room is down the hall.
The room is huge and it is down the hall.
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My cat is striped.
My cat ran away.
My striped cat ran away.
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I love Halloween.
It is so much fun.
I love Halloween because it is so much fun.
I wore a coat today.
It is freezing out.
Combine with one of the words: but, so, for (because)
I wore a coat today because it is freezing out.
I learned Spanish.
I was at school.
I learned Spanish while I was at school.
Saturday we don't have school.
Sunday we don't have school.
Combine the two sentences.
Saturday and Sunday we don't have school.
The flower is lovely.
The flower is pink.
The flower is in the vase.
The lovely pink flower is in the vase.
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The pigs are hungry.
The pigs are on the farm.
The pigs ate all their food.
The hungry pigs on the farm ate all their food.
I left early for school.
I didn't want to be late.
I left early for school because I didn't want to be late.
I need to work hard.
I can get good grades.
Combine with one of the words: but, so, for (because)
I need to work hard so I can get good grades.
I fell asleep.
I was watching a film.
I fell asleep when I was watching the film.
My friend likes to swim in the ocean in the summer.
My friend likes to swim in the lake in the summer.
My friend likes to swim in the ocean and the lake in the summer.
My brother is annoying.
My brother is little.
My brother always takes my things.
My annoying, little brother always takes my things.
Combine all three sentences using AND and BUT:
We brought candy to the party.
We brought soda to the party.
We didn't bring cake.
We brought candy and soda to the party but we didn't bring cake.
Do you want milk?
Do you want juice?
Do you want soda?
Do you want milk, juice, or soda.
Storms can be dangerous.
They can hurt people.
Combine with one of the words: but, so, for (because)
Storms can be dangerous because they can hurt people.
We breathe.
There is hope.
Combine with either WHILE or DURING.
While we breathe, there is hope.
The book was good.
The movie was good.
The book and the movie were good.
The ants were busy.
The ants were quick.
The ants were eating the bread
They were on the picnic blanket.
The busy ants were quick to eat the bread on the picnic blanket.
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I woke up to a new pair of shoes.
It was Tuesday morning.
The morning was quiet on Tuesday.
One quiet, Tuesday morning, I woke up to a new pair of shoes.
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The decorations were fancy.
The decorations were colorful.
The decorations were on every building.
They were carved from wood.
The fancy, colorful decorations on every building were carved from wood.
Jennifer loves her rabbits.
She is afraid of her roosters.
Combine with one of the words: but, so, for (because)
Jennifer loves her rabbits, but she is afraid of her roosters.
I met some wonderful people.
I stayed in France.
Combine with either WHILE or DURING.
I met some wonderful people during my stay in France.
During my stay in France, I met some wonderful people.