Combing & Reducing Sentences

Tuesday is going to be so much fun. I am going to Nari's house.

• Tuesday is going to be so much fun because I am going to Nari's house.
• Tuesday is going to be so much fun and I am going to Nari's house.
• Tuesday is going to be so much fun but I am going to Nari's house.
• Tuesday is going to be so much or I am going to Nari's house.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Cameron's book bag is heavy. His back hurts.

• Cameron's book bag is heavy because his back hurts.

• Cameron's book bag is heavy and his back hurts.

• Cameron's book bag is heavy, so his back hurts.

• Cameron's book bag is heavy yet his back hurts.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

The test was hard. The test was in math class.

• The test was a hard math test.
• The test in math class was hard math.
• The test that was in math class was hard.
• The math test was hard.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

I am getting eye surgery. It is going to be in December.

• Eye surgery is going to be in December.
• I am getting eye surgery on my eye and it is going to be in December.
• I am getting eye surgery in December.
• December is going to be the month I get eye surgery.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Yesterday I ate chicken nuggets for lunch. Alan ate chicken nuggets at lunch too.

• At lunch yesterday, Alan ate chicken nuggets and I ate chicken nuggets.
• Yesterday at lunch, I ate chicken nuggets.  Alan did too.
• Yesterday at lunch, Alan and I ate chicken nuggets.
• Alan and I ate chicken nuggets.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

I have three favorite foods. One is pizza. One is steak. One is brussel sprouts.

• My favorite foods are pizza and steak and brussel sprouts.
• One of my favorite foods is pizza and the other favorite foods are steak and brussel sprouts.
• Brussel sprouts, pizza, and steak.
• My three favorite foods are pizza, steak, and brussel sprouts.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

The students in 5th grade were happy.

The 5th grade students cheered.

The 5th graders cheered when the teacher made the announcement.

The announcement was that there was no homework.

Choose the BEST sentence that combines these facts.

• The 5th grade students cheered as the happy teacher announced that there was no homework.

• The 5th graders cheered happily when the teacher announced that there was no homework.

• The happy 5th graders cheered as the teacher announced that there was no homework.

• The 5th grade students were happy because the teacher announced that there was no homework.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

I like playing Quizizz quizzes, but I don't like losing.

• simple sentence

• complex sentence

• compound sentence

• compound complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

When I play a Quizizz quiz, I have to remain focused.

• simple sentence
• complex sentence
• compound sentence
• compound complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

I had to read a short story, and I had to write a paragraph for homework last night.

• simple sentence
• complex sentence
• compound sentence
• compound complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B