Sentence Combining

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Sentence Combining

• This is George. George is a monkey. George is
  good.

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Why combine sentences?

• To add flow to your writing.
• Having a series of short, choppy sentences in a
  row makes your writing seem simplistic and can be
  distracting for the reader.

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Step 1

• Go through each sentence to be combined and
  underline the NEW info being presented.
• Ex.
• The car is new.
• The car is blue.

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Step 2

• Once you have the new info underlined, take that
  info only and put it into one sentence.
• The blue car is new.

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Practice time! Copy the following sentences in
your notes and then underline the new info in
each sentence.

• Flowers are growing.
• The flowers are large.
• The flowers are yellow.
• They are growing quickly.

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Combining tip Use conjunctions

• Attaching phrases and clauses to each other with
  just a comma leads to RUN ON sentences/comma
  splices.
• Ex. The man ate cereal, he ate waffles too.
• Be sure to use conjunctions to avoid this error.
• Ex.1 The man ate cereal, but he ate waffles
  too.
• Ex.2 The man ate cereal and waffles.

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Combine the following

• This is George.
• George is a monkey.
• Challenge 1 Combine without using a
  conjunction.
• This monkeys name is George.
• Challenge 2 Combine and use a conjunction.
• This is George and he is a monkey.

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Combing the following

• This is George.
• George is a monkey.
• George is from Africa.
• Challenge 1 Combine without using a
  conjunction.
• This African monkeys name is George.
• Challenge 2 Combine and use a conjunction.
• This is George and he is a monkey from Africa.

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Combing the following

• This is George.
• George is a monkey.
• George is from Africa.
• He is a good monkey.
• Possible combinations?

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• This is George.
• George is a monkey.
• George is from Africa.
• He is a good monkey.
• He is curious.
• Challenge. See if you can combine these without
  using a conjunction.
• This curious, good monkey from Africa is named
  George.

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Combine the following

• Reynolds was busy.
• The students were busy.
• There was a car wash.
• There was a recycle depot.
• The car wash and recycle depot were to raise
  money.
• The money was being raised for Cops for Cancer.