Combining Sentences

​Combining Sentences

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Combining Sentences

When you take two or more sentences and combine the information into one sentence.

Writers combine sentences to make their writing more precise.

Combining Sentences

Conjunctions

One way to link sentences is to use a conjunction.

Common conjunctions include because, and, so, and but, though there are many more!

Combining Sentences

Conjunctions

Example:
The cat is orange.
The cat is striped.

The cat is orange and striped.

Combining Sentences

Combine the sentences using a conjunction (because, and, so, or but)



I ate pizza for dinner. I also ate a salad.

Combining Sentences

Combine the sentences using a conjunction (because, and, so, or but)



I ate pizza for dinner. I also ate a salad.

I ate pizza and a salad for dinner.

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Drake is thirsty. He just ran three miles.

Combine these sentences using the conjunction: because

Combining Sentences

Add Details

Another way to combine sentences is by adding details. You can combine the details from one sentence with the object they describe in another sentence!

Combining Sentences

Add Details

Example:
The boy bought a toy car.
The car was hot pink.

The boy bought a hot pink toy car.

Combining Sentences

Combine the sentences by adding details from one sentence to another.



Sonya is wearing earrings. The earrings are pearls.

Sonya is wearing pearl earrings.

Combining Sentences

Combine the sentences by adding details from one sentence to another.



Cal made a cake. It was a big, chocolate cake.

Cale made a big, chocolate cake.

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Lorenzo has a new video game. It is a racing video game.

Combine the sentences by adding details from one sentence to another.

Combining Sentences

Another way is to combine the subjects of two sentences using the word and. The subjecst must have something in common in order to combine them.

Combining Sentences

Jasmine enjoys skateborading. Leo also enjoys skateboarding.

Jasmine and Leo both enjoy skateboarding so we can combine them together!

Jasmine and Leo enjoy skateboarding.

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Kelsi ate meatloaf. James ate meatloaf too.

Combine the sentences by combining the subjects.

Combining Sentences

We can also combine sentences using a relative pronoun.
Sentences about the same person or thing can be combined using who, that, which, whose, or whom.

Combining Sentences

Use the relative pronoun who to combine the sentences.

Example:

The woman called yesterday. She wants to buy our house.

The woman who called yesterday wants to buy our house.

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The man works at the bakery. He bakes bread.

Combine the sentences using the relative pronoun who