G2 Sentence Combining Lesson

Coordination conjunctions

• "FANBOYS"

• For

• And

• But

• Or

• Yet

• So

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.

How to combine them....

• Join two sentences with the same subject by combining the predicates

   Examples: I play softball. I run track.

     I play softball and run track.

• Use the word "and" to join the sentece

• If it's singular, it continues being singular. If it's plural, it continues being plural.

• Both sentences must have the same subject.

Sentences

Every sentence starts with a capital letter, has spaces in between words, and ends with punctuation.

How to combine this sentence

1. My dad enjoys playing basketball.

2. My dad enjoys playing football.

• My dad enjoys playing basketball and football.

Multiple Choice

Gary caught the ball.

I caught the ball.

• Gary and I caught the ball.

• Gary caught the ball and I caught the ball.

1. The weather was perfect.

2. ​The girls were playing soccer.​

​join these two sentences

​COMBINING SENTENCES

The weather was perfect, and the girls were playing soccer.​

​join these two sentences

​COMBINING SENTENCES

Conjunction

(connecting words)​

Multiple Choice

I am very hungry, ______ the fridge is empty.

• but

• and

• or