Combining Sentences

1. What is the BEST way to combine sentences 1 and 2?

(1) I sat on my front step. (2) I looked across the street.

• I sat and looked on my front step and across the street.

• I sat on my front step and looked across the street.

• I sat on my front step, and I looked across the street.

• I sat and looked on my front step across the street.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

2. What is the correct way to write sentences 3 and 4? (3) This means he can go to the mall. (4) Whenever he wants.

• This means he can go to the mall whenever he wants.

• This means he can go to the mall, whenever, he wants.

• This means, he can go to the mall, whenever he wants.

• Sentences 8 and 9 are correct.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

3. What is the correct way to write sentences 5 and 6?

(5) In Africa they were prized by their owners. (6) Because of their hunting skills.

• In Africa they were prized by their owners because of their hunting skills.

• Because of their hunting skills in Africa they were prized by their owners.

• In Africa, they were prized by their owners because, of their hunting skills.

• Their hunting skills, prized by their owners, were in Africa.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

She saw a dog run in front of her car.

She swerved to miss the dog and hit a huge tree.

• She saw a dog run in front of her car. She swerved to miss the dog and hit a huge tree.

• She saw a dog run in front of her car. She swerved to miss the dog and hit a huge tree.

• She saw a dog run in front of her car. She swerved to miss the dog and hit a huge tree.

• She saw a dog run in front of her car. She swerved to miss the dog and hit a huge tree.

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CCSS.L.4.1F