Combining sentences

Combining sentences

If two sentences have the same subject or verb, you can combine them with the conjunction and.

Combining sentences with compound subjects or compound verbs makes your writing feel less wordy. Here are some examples of sentences with the same subjects, combined into one sentence:

Original Sentences: John graduated from high school. He aced all of his classes.Combined Sentence: John graduated from high school and aced all of his classes.

Multiple Select

Which sentence is correct?

• Ana and Mark plays ball.

• Ana plays ball and Mark plays ball.

• Ana and Mark play ball.

Multiple Select

Which sentence is correct?

• Maria likes pizza. Maria likes salad.

• Maria like pizza and likes salad.

• Maria likes pizza and salad.

Multiple Select

Which sentence is correct?

• Peter studies for the test and studies for the spelling.

• Peter studies for the test and for spelling.

• Peter studies for the test. Peter studies for the spelling.

Multiple Choice

In the sentence: My teachers prepare the class. What is the subject?

• My teachers

• prepare the class.

Multiple Choice

In the sentence: They run around the park. What is the predicate?

• They

• run around the park.

Multiple Choice

In the sentence: My mom prepares the lunch. What is the verb?

• My

• mom

• prepares

Multiple Choice

What is an example of conjunction?

• my

• and

• they

Open Ended

Combine the following sentences:

Robert plays a video game in the afternoon. Lisa plays a video game in the afternoon.

Multiple Choice

What does combine sentences mean?

• To join two words.

• To join two subject nouns or two predicate nouns.

• To make a puzzle.