Combining sentences

Front

What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?
Jack swung the bat. He missed the ball.

Back

Jack swung the bat, yet he missed the ball.

Front

What is the BEST way to combine these sentences? The chocolate icing is creamy. The vanilla icing is too stiff.

Back

The chocolate icing is creamy, but the vanilla icing is too stiff.

Front

What is the most effective way to combine these sentences?
Our cat hunched his back. He hissed at the helpless puppy.
Options:
1. Our cat arched his back, hissed at the helpless puppy.
2. Our cat arches his back, and hissed at the helpless puppy.
3. Our cat arched his back, and hissed at the helpless puppy.
4. Our cat arched his back and hissed at the helpless puppy.

Back

Our cat arched his back, and hissed at the helpless puppy.

Front

What is the most effective way to rewrite these sentences? Bella dropped her ice cream cone. It landed on her new shoes. Options: Bella dropped her ice cream cone, nor it landed on her new shoes., Bella dropped her ice cream cone it landed on her new shoes. , Bella dropped her ice cream cone, but it landed on her new shoes. , Bella dropped her ice cream cone, and it landed on her new shoes.

Back

Bella dropped her ice cream cone, and it landed on her new shoes.

Front

What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?
Tomorrow may be sunny. Tomorrow may be partly cloudy.

Back

Tomorrow may be sunny or partly cloudy.

Front

What is the BEST way to combine these sentences? Ted searched for his jacket. It was nowhere to be found.

Back

Ted searched for his jacket, but it was nowhere to be found.

Front

What is the BEST way to combine these sentences? I will have a juicy steak for dinner. I will have a loaded baked potato for dinner.

Back

I will have a juicy steak and a loaded potato for dinner.

Front

What is the BEST way to combine sentences 1 and 2? (1) I sat on my front step. (2) I looked across the street. Options: I sat and looked on my front step and across the street., I sat on my front step and looked across the street., I sat on my front step, and I looked across the street., I sat and looked on my front step across the street.

Back

I sat on my front step and looked across the street.

Front

Combine the short sentences by using items in a series: For dinner, we had hamburgers. We had chips with our hamburgers. We also had beans.

Back

For dinner, we had hamburgers, chips, and beans.

Front

Combine the short sentences by using items in a series: Jessica is in my class. Heather is in my class. Tom is in my class.

Back

Jessica, Heather, and Tom are in my class.