Combining Sentences with Connectors

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Combining Sentences with Connectors
Glue Words
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Glue Words Subordinating conjunctions

• After
• Although
• As
• As if
• As long as
• As though
• Because
• before
• even though
• If
• In order that
• In order to

• Since
• So that
• Though
• Unless
• Until
• When
• Whenever
• Where
• Wherever
• While

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Combine the following sentences with a glue word
in the middle of the sentence. (dont use the
same glue word twice)

• The floor is slippery. It was washed.
• Gus broke his nose. He played rough.
• I will give less homework this evening. Everyone
  must finish their problems.
• Uncle Joe bought stinky cheese. He hates cheese.
• Everyone must finish their job on time. We can
  enjoy a delicious Thanksgiving dinner.

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Possible answers

• The floor is slippery because it was washed.
• Gus broke his nose when he played rough.
• I will give less homework this evening even
  though everyone must finish their problems.
• Uncle Joe bought stinky cheese although he hates
  cheese.
• Everyone must finish their job on time so that we
  can enjoy a delicious Thanksgiving dinner.

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More Practice

• Barneys motorcycle skidded. A car leaked oil.
• There is a giant, squishy puddle. It rains.
• Mabeline shouts. She is angry.
• Ms. Tarlov teaches school. She loves children.
• Eddy is lonely. He has many friends.

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Possible answers

• Barneys motorcycle skidded after a car leaked
  oil.
• There is a giant, squishy puddle where it rains.
• Mabelline shouts whenever she is angry.
• Ms. Tarlov teaches school because she loves
  children.
• Eddy is lonely although he has many friends.

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Continue exercises

• I like hot chili. It spices up my tacos.
• Esther swam a mile. She rode her bike twenty
  miles.
• There is a crack in the foundation. The building
  is new.
• The snoring snake slept. The sun was hot.
• Millie acts. She won the math contest.

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Possible answers

• I like hot chili because it spices up my tacos.
• Esther swam a mile before she rode her bike
  twenty miles.
• There is a crack in the foundation even though
  the building is new.
• The snoring snake slept whenever the sun was hot.
• Millie acts as if she won the math contest.

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Clause, Subject Verb Predicate

• Because Regional slipped, he fell on his ear.
• If Kathy will help, Donnie can come to the party.
• Even though the Titans lost, the team played
  well.
• Unless Calvin climbs down, Hobbs will swallow a
  fish.
• As long as the deer runs, the arrow will not find
  its mark.

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Comma Rule 3

• When using glue words to combine a sentence in
  the beginning you must use a comma after the
  clause.
• Because Regional slipped, he fell on his ear.
• If Kathy will help, Donnie can come to the party.
• Even though the Titans lost, the team played
  well.
• Unless Calvin climbs down, Hobbs will swallow a
  fish.
• As long as the deer runs, the arrow will not find
  its mark.

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Practice Exercises

• Melba cut carrots. I sliced tomatoes.
• The picnic had been postponed. Dawn won the
  pie-eating contest.
• Jay gets the job. He will give his brother Paul
  a raise.
• Dora eats oysters. She then drinks a quart of
  chocolate milk.
• Santa Claus slid down the chimney. Jenny tacked
  up her stocking.

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Answers

• While Melba cut carrots, I sliced tomatoes.
• Although the picnic had been postponed, Dawn won
  the pie-eating contest.
• When Jay gets the job, he will give his brother
  Paul a raise.
• After Dora eats oysters, she then drinks a quart
  of chocolate milk.
• Before Santa Claus slid down the chimney, Jenny
  tacked up her stocking.

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More Exercises

• Everyone gets a chance to win the prize. I will
  call on each class member in turn.
• Donna goes. I will track her down.
• Aretha is tall and quick. She is a star
  basketball player.
• The dishes are dirty. Cousin Billie must wash
  them.
• The parakeet sings. The cat licks his chops.

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Answers

• So that everyone gets a chance to win a prize, I
  will call on each class member in turn.
• Wherever Donna goes, I will track her down.
• Since Aretha is tall and quick, she is a star
  basketball player.
• If the dishes are dirty, cousin Billie must wash
  them.
• As the parakeet sings, the cat licks his chops.

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Exercises

• The accident took place. Main St. Intersects
  Columbus Drive.
• The glue was weak. The chair came apart when
  Larry sat down.
• Nancy is dead broke. She is happy.
• The fly crashed into the web. The spider was
  waiting.
• Christina is hungry. She gobbles popcorn.

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Answers

• Where the accident took place, Main St.
  intersects Columbus Drive.
• Because the glue was weak, the chair came apart
  when Larry sat down.
• Even though Nancy is broke, she is happy.
• Before the fly crashed into the web, the spider
  was waiting.
• Whenever Christine is hungry, she gobbles popcorn.

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Time Glue Words After, as, before, since,
until, when, while

• The game was on Thursday. It began at four
  oclock. The umpire rubbed up the baseballs.
• Jake passed his exam. It was a science exam.
  Jake was promoted to the 8th grade.
• The wind blew. It stirred up the dust. There
  was dust on the field.
• Meg brushes her teeth. She brushes them in the
  bathroom. She eats breakfast.
• The storm was terrifying. Lucas and Madi waited
  in the barn. The storm ended.
• Bo retrieved the ball. The ball was torn. He
  dropped it at his masters feet.

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Answers

• Before the four oclock Thursday game, the umpire
  rubbed up the baseballs.
• When Jake passed his science exam, he was
  promoted to the 8th grade.
• While the wind blew, it stirred up the dust on
  the field.
• After she eats breakfast, Meg brushes her teeth
  in the bathroom.
• Until the terrifying storm ended, Lucas and Madi
  waited in the barn.
• After Bo retrieved the torn ball, he dropped it
  at his masters feet.