Combining Sentences with Verbs

A verb is a word that describes an action, state, or occurrence. Examples: run, jump, is.

Combining sentences means joining two or more sentences into one to make the writing clearer and more concise.

Example: 'I like apples. I like oranges.' can be combined to 'I like apples and oranges.'

We combine sentences to make our writing smoother and to show how ideas are related.

The first sentence only tells us what Jessica does, while the second sentence combines two actions she performs.

You can combine them as 'Ariana cleans her room and wipes the shelves.'

A compound sentence is a sentence that contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunction like 'and' or 'but'.

Examples of conjunctions include 'and', 'but', 'or', 'so', and 'because'.

You can combine sentences by using 'and' without repeating the subject. For example, 'Josiah reads a book and does his Book Talk.'

Using 'and' connects two related ideas or actions, showing that they happen together.