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.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

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. 

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

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. 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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.