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Me and him went to the store, we bought candy.
He and I went to the store. We bought candy.
I like pizza.
Simple Sentence
Add punctuation:
however I was tired I finished my work
However, I was tired, I finished my work. (or better: However, although I was tired, I finished my work.)
Identify the verbal:
Swimming is fun.
Gerund
The food was good.
The food was delicious and full of flavor.
Running down the street the backpack fell off Maria.
Running down the street, Maria’s backpack fell off.
I like pizza, and I like pasta.
Compound sentence
Add punctuation:
Its a beautiful day lets go outside
It’s a beautiful day; let’s go outside.
The crying baby needed help.
Participle
The dog ran.
The energetic dog sprinted across the yard.
Their going to fix the car its broken.
They’re going to fix the car; it’s broken.
Although it was raining, we went outside.
Complex sentence
Add commas:
After school we went to the park and played basketball
After school, we went to the park and played basketball.
I want to eat pizza.
Infinitive
Combine:
I was tired. I finished my homework.
Although I was tired, I finished my homework.
The dog wagging its tail ran quickly it was excited.
The dog, wagging its tail, ran quickly; it was excited.
I studied for the test, and I passed because I worked hard.
Compound-complex
Fix punctuation:
I have three goals to win improve and succeed
I have three goals: to win, improve, and succeed.
Identify and explain:
Running quickly, he won the race.
Participial phrase
Improve:
The movie was bad.
The movie was disappointing and lacked excitement.
After eating dinner the homework was finished by Jake it was late.
After eating dinner, Jake finished his homework; it was late.
Create your own compound-complex sentence.
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Fix:
She said I will be there soon
She said, “I will be there soon.”
Create a sentence using a gerund.
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Rewrite with strong detail and varied structure:
I went to the park. It was fun.
I went to the park, where I had an exciting and enjoyable time playing with friends.