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.

Fill in the Blanks

Combine the following two sentences

They run every day.

They jump every day.

Fill in the Blanks

Combine the following two sentences

Carlitos writes stories

Carlitos reads books

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