sentence combining

Choose the option that best combines all of the information contained in the sentences below:

Our car broke down.

We called a tow truck.

We had it towed to Toronto.

• When our car broke down, we had to call a tow truck to have it towed to Toronto.

• We had to call a tow truck when our car broke down.

• A tow truck from Toronto had to be called when our car broke down.

• We had to tow the car to Toronto.

1) Mike has a new job, and he starts next week.
2) Sue has a new job, and she starts next week.

• Mike has a new job, and he starts next week.
• Mike and Sue have new jobs.
• Mike and Sue have new jobs, and they start next week.
• Mike and Sue must start their new jobs soon. 

1) Carla and Bob weren't paying attention to the teacher.
2) They couldn't do their homework.

• Carla and Bob weren't paying attention to the teacher.
• They couldn't do their homework. They weren't paying attention to the teacher.
• Carla and Bob weren't paying attention to the teacher, so they couldn't do their homework.
• When Carla and Bob couldn't do their homework, they gave their attention to the teacher. 

1) My cat escaped out the door.
2) I had to rescue it from a tree.
3) I was late for school.

• I rescued my cat from a tree because it was escaped out the door.
• I was late for school after my cat escaped out of the door.
• My cat escaped out the door and I had to rescue it from a tree and I was late for school.
• After my cat escaped out the door, I had to rescue it from a tree and was then late for school.

What type of sentence is this: I like to go hiking, fishing, swimming, and camping during summer.

• commas in a series

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

Where does the comma go in this sentence: We can go to the zoo or we can go to the movie theater.

• Between "or" and "we"
• Between "zoo" and "or"
• There is no comma needed.

What type of sentence is: Terry is working on a project, and he should be finished with it next week.

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex
• Compound-Complex

What type of sentence is this: My brother, a 26 year old male, is watching TV.

• Appositive

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

What kind of sentence is this?

After we got home, the moon fell from the sky.

• Appositive

• Compound

• Complex

• Simple

1) John is a mixed-media artist. 
2) Mixed-media artists use many materials.
3) Some materials may be trash or newspapers. 

• John is an artist, he uses mixed media, the materials are trash and newspapers. 
• As a mixed-media artist, John uses many materials, such as newspapers and trash. 
• Trash and newspapers are materials that John uses to make art and since he is a mixed-media artist. 
• When John is a mixed-media artist who uses many materials, such as trash and newspapers.