Combining Sentences: Simple, Complex, Compound

Multiple Choice

Which answer is a correct compound sentence made by combining these two sentences?

The movie was good. I liked the book better.

• The movie was good, or I liked the book better.

• The movie was good, but I liked the book better.

• The movie was good, so I liked the book better.

Multiple Choice

Which answer is a correct compound sentence made by combining these two sentences?

We are riding on the same bus. Our seats are not together.

• We are riding on the same bus our seats are not together.

• We are riding on the same bus, so our seats are not together.

• We are riding on the same bus, because our seats are not together.

• We are riding on the same bus, but our seats are not together.

Multiple Choice

Which shows the best way to combine Sentences 1 and 2?

• Although surfing can be dangerous, it is a fun sport.

• Surfing can be dangerous it is a fun sport.

• Because it is dangerous, surfing is a fun sport.

• Make no change.

Open Ended

Write a compound-complex sentence using the coordinating conjunction "and" and the subordinate conjunction "when"

Open Ended

Write a Compound-Complex sentence that is based on the image.

Multiple Select

Select all the dependent clauses.

• The orange creamsicle was melting in the sun.

• My favorite type of pizza is pepperoni,

• because the sun was hidden

• since we won our first baseball game

Multiple Choice

The park was deserted and desolate after the police showed up.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Multiple Choice

What is the correct way to combine the sentences?

• I like to exercise in the morning it makes me feel energetic and ready for the day.

• I like to exercise in the morning, and it makes me feel energetic and ready for the day.

• I like to exercise in the morning, it makes me feel energetic and ready for the day.

• I like to exercise in the morning and it makes me feel energetic and ready for the day.

Multiple Select

What are two ways to correctly combine these sentences?
1) He studied for the test.
2) He made a good grade.

• Although he studied for the test, he made a good grade.
• He studied for the test, and he made a good grade.

• He made a good grade because he studied for the test.
• Unless he made a good grade, he studied for the test.

Multiple Choice

Look at these two sentences.

The boys are competing against the girls. The boys and girls are on the beach.

Which sentence below BEST combines these two sentences?

• The boys and girls are competing on the beach.

• The boys are competing against the girls, but they are on the beach.

• The boys and girls are on the beach. They are competing.

• Competing on the beach are the boys and girls.

Multiple Choice

What is the best way to combine these sentences?
1) He studied for the test.
2) He made a good grade.

• Although he studied for the test, he made a good grade.
• He studied for the test, but he made a good grade.
• He made a good grade because he studied for the test.
• Unless he made a good grade, he studied for the test.

Open Ended

Identify the run-on sentence: The illusion of transparency caused Gina to think her nervousness was more noticeable, it really wasn't.

Open Ended

Correct this run-on sentence:

Board games are not just fun they are a good way to learn.

Open Ended

Correct this sentence. If it is correct, copy it as it is.

The rain started early today I hope it stops by the afternoon.

Poll

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