Combining
Sentences
Precise Language
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Combine these two sentences: I like jogging. I jog a lot.

I jog a lot because I like it.

153

How can we use precise language in this sentence: He's running over there to the forest.

He is jogging to the forest.

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"Hello there! What are you doing, sir?"

Who is the person talking to?

An important person

269

Combine these 5 sentences: I was at the theater with my friends to see the Minecraft movie. The movie wasn't that bad, but it wasn't good either. It started a trend. The trend was that whenever certain scenes appeared, people would scream out phrases. "Chicken jockey!"

I was at the theater with my friends to see the Minecraft movie, which wasn't that bad, but it wasn't good either. The movie started a trend where whenever certain scenes appeared, people would get as loud as possible and scream out certain phrases such as "CHICKEN JOCKEY!"

269

What precise words replace the italic: I like playing with my friends.

1. I like hanging out with my friends.

2. I like going to places with my friends.

269

Which style is formal? The number 2 billion something is the 32-bit integer. The number two billion one hundred forty-seven million four hundred eighty-three thousand six hundred forty-seven is the 32-bit positive limit, but is not the integer limit.

2nd option

315

Combine these 2 sentences: I love FC Barcelona. My favorite player is Lamine Yamal.

My favorite player is Lamine Yamal, a soccer player from my favorite team, FC Barcelona (or FC Barça). (answers vary)

315

How can precise language be used in this sentence: Who made Stereo Madness?

Who composed the music "Stereo Madness?"

(Answer: ForeverBound)

315

Who is this person talking to?

"Yes, sir. I will look at the radars to see if there are any enemies nearby."

His captain/manager/coworker

427

Combine these two sentences: We like to combine sentences! Chicken jockey!

We like chicken jockeys and combining sentences!

427

Embed precise language into this sentence: Atoms are so tiny that many could fit in this dot.

Atoms are so microscopic that billions could fit inside the period at the end of this sentence.

427

Which style is informal?

1. "Hello there! Wanna go see the Minecraft movie?"

2. "Hello there! Want to go see the Minecraft movie?"

Number one

574

Combine these 5 sentences: The sun is a giant ball. It's 93.109 million miles from our home planet. It burns up to 600 million tons of hydrogen per second. It does this every day. It's expected to last another 5 billion years.

The sun is a giant burning star 93.109 million miles from Earth. It burns up to 600 million tons of hydrogen per second every day and is expected to last another 5 billion years.

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How can we use precise language in this sentence: Who's better according to gameplay and awards overall: Messi or Ronaldo?

Which of these soccer/football players is better, in terms of awards and gameplay, on average: Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo?

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Who is this person talking to? "Today's the match! Real Madrid vs Arsenal! Who will win? That's what I wanna know!"

His friend or sibling