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.
How would you rewrite this sentence to add more detail?
The boy pulled a fish out of the river.
The small boy's fishing pole bent as he struggled to pull a large, silver trout out of the Alleghany River.
How should sentences 2 and 3 be combined?
(2) She became well known by studying how animals act. (3) And lived to become famous.
She became famous by studying how animals act.
well-known and famous mean the same thing, so they do not have to be repeated!
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.
How would you rewrite this sentence to add more detail?
The meadow came to life.
As the sun peeked its head out from the hill, the birds, deer, and bugs all came out and started to play in the vibrant meadow.
How could you combine sentences 11 and 12 using a coordinating conjunction?
(11) She wanted to see wild animals in nature. (12) She hoped to one day become a scientist so she could study animals in their habitats.
She wanted to see wild animals in nature, and hoped to one day become a scientist so she could study them in their habitats.
Combine the sentences using a subordinating conjunction.
My friend shares her lunch with me. She doesn't like what her dad packs.
My friend shares her lunch with me because she doesn't like what her dad packs.
What correction should be made to this sentence?
Gertrude Ederle was a great american swimmer.
American is a nationality--capitalize it!
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.
How would you rewrite this sentence to add more detail?
The beekeepers came to our house.
The beekeepers wearing their bee suits looked like astronauts as they walked into my backyard on Saturday morning.
What conjunction would better combine this sentence?
At first it was difficult for her to be alone with the chimps, for she soon learned to enjoy watching them in the wild.
At first it was difficult for her to be alone with the chimps, but she soon learned to enjoy watching them in the wild.
Combine the sentences using a coordinating conjunction.
Melanie forgot her lunch. She called her mother.
Melanie forgot her lunch, so 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
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.
How would you rewrite this sentence to add more detail?
The girl stood on the corner of the intersection.
The girl wearing a Virginia Tech jersey stood at the corner of First and Second watching the clown parade go through.
What sentence does not belong in this paragraph?
(20) She learned that they were more like humans than people used to think. (22) She wrote reports about all the things she saw.(23) Her reports taught the rest of the world how chimps behave. (24) Over the years, she wrote many letters home.
(24) Over the years, she wrote many letters home.
This is unnecessary to the topic of the paragraph.
Combine the sentence and phrase.
If I have time. I ride on the bike trail at the park.
If I have time, I like to ride on the bike trail at the park.
What correction should be made to this sentence?
She went to the 1924 olympics and won a gold medal as part of the U.S. swim team.
Capitalize 'Olympics'- historical event
How should this sentence be rewritten?
We brought the dog inside she cuddled on the couch.
We brought her inside and she cuddled on the couch.
How would you rewrite this sentence to add more detail?
The girl gave me a smile.
My crush smiled at me, brightening up the dark hallway and making all other noise fall away.
The writer would like to add a transition between sentences 28 and 29. Which of the following 2 transition words works the best?
(28) Dr. Goodall doesn't live among the chimps any longer. (29) She still gives speeches and writes about her experiences.
A ) First
B) However
There is a contrast in ideas-she no longer lives with the animals so you would not expect her to be talking and writing about them.