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Combining Sentences
Verb / Verb Phrases
Subject
Predicate
Incomplete Sentences
100

Sam pet the dog. The dog was small and brown. (combine by inserting words)

Sam pet the small, brown dog.

100
The verb in the sentence: The pizza tasted delicious.
What is "tasted"?
100
The complete subject in the sentence: The puppy ran and played.
What is "The puppy"?
100
The complete predicate in the sentence: The cat slept on my lap.
What is "slept on my lap"?
100

Mrs. Law and Mrs. Amadei ordered pizza from Christos and ate all of it.

What is a complete sentence?

200
We found a bird. It had spots. (combine by adding words that change)
We found a spotted bird.
200
The main verb in the sentence: The children did their chores.
What is "did"?
200
The simple subject in the sentence: The hard-working student completed the project early.
What is "student"?
200
The simple predicate in the sentence: David Ortiz batted fourth in the line-up.
What is "batted"?
200

I sat and she sat next to me.

What is a run-on sentence?

300
Mark's math test is Friday. He has studied hard. (combine with a semi-colon)
Mark's math test is Friday; he has studied hard.
300
Identify the verb phrase in the sentence: They should study for the test tomorrow.
What is "should study"?
300
The compound subject in the sentence: Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski practiced at Gillette Stadium.
What is "Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski"?
300
The compound predicate in the sentence: Selena Gomez and Robert Pattinson are writing and directing an upcoming movie.
What is "writing" and "directing"?
300

The anxious and excited child.

What is a sentence fragment?

400

I love to eat pizza. I like to eat pasta too. (combine using a comma and conjunction)

I love to eat pizza, but I like to eat pasta too. I love to eat pizza, and I like to eat pasta too.

400
The verb phrase in the sentence: The school must have been closed due to inclement weather.
What is "must have been closed"?
400
The simple subject in the sentence: Next to the barn the old, tired farmer stacked the bails of hay.
What is "farmer"?
400
Compound Predicate in: Next to the barn the old, tired farmer tied and stacked the bails of hay.
What is "tied" and "stacked"?
400

Study for your test, you will get a better grade.

What is a run-on sentence?

500

The students studied hard for their sentence test. They wanted to do well. (combine using a comma and conjunction)

The student studied hard for their sentence test, for they wanted to do well.

500
The verb phrase in the sentence: You may not play video games until all of your homework is done.
What is "may play"?
500

The compound subject in the sentence: Mysteries, science-fiction or horror were our three genre choices.

What is "mysteries, science fiction or horror"?

500
The compound predicate in the sentence: The Whitman Middle School Cross Country Team practiced, competed and won last week.
What is "practiced" "competed" and "won"?
500

Study for your test.

What is a complete sentence?