Combining Complete Sentences

What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?

Jack swung the bat. He missed the ball.

• Jack swung the bat, he missed the ball.

• Jack swung the bat, yet he missed the ball.

• Jack swung the bat he missed the ball.

• Jack swung the bat, for he missed the ball.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

CCSS.L.4.2C

What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?

The chocolate icing is creamy. The vanilla icing is too stiff.

• The chocolate icing is creamy or the vanilla icing is too stiff.

• The chocolate icing is creamy, but the vanilla icing is too stiff.

• The chocolate icing is creamy, the vanilla icing is too stiff.

• The chocolate icing is creamy bu the vanilla icing is too stiff.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?

The creepy monster growled loudly. He took one step towards me. He stared at me with his beady red eyes.

• The creepy monster growled loudly, took one step towards me, and stared at me with his beady red eyes.

• The creepy monster growled loudly and took one step towards me and stared at me with his beady red eyes.

• The creepy monster growled loudly, took one step towards me, stared at me with his beady red eyes.

• The creepy monster growled loudly, took one step towards me, or stared at me with his beady red eyes.

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3C

What is the most effective way to combine these sentences?

Our cat hunched his back. He hissed at the helpless puppy.

• Our cat arched his back, hissed at the helpless puppy.

• Our cat arches his back, and hissed at the helpless puppy.

• Our cat arched his back and hissed at the helpless puppy.

• Our cat arched his back, and hissed at the helpless puppy.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.W.4.4

What is the most effective way to rewrite these sentences?

Bella dropped her ice cream cone. It landed on her new shoes.

• Bella dropped her ice cream cone, nor it landed on her new shoes.

• Bella dropped her ice cream cone it landed on her new shoes.

• Bella dropped her ice cream cone, but it landed on her new shoes.

• Bella dropped her ice cream cone, and it landed on her new shoes.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.W.4.4

What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?

Tomorrow may be sunny. Tomorrow may be partly cloudy.

• Tomorrow may be sunny, or tomorrow may be partly cloudy.

• Tomorrow may be sunny, or partly cloudy.

• Tomorrow may be sunny, and it may be partly cloudy.

• Tomorrow may be sunny or partly cloudy.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

What is the most effective way to combine these sentences?

Sam packed a peanut butter sandwich for lunch. He also packed an apple. He packed a bag of chips.

• Sam packed a peanut butter sandwich, an apple, and a bag of chips.

• Sam packed a peanut butter sandwich an apple and a bag of chips.

• Sam packed a peanut butter sandwich also an apple and a bag of chips.

• Sam packed a peanut butter sandwich, and an apple, and a bag of chips.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.W.4.2C

CCSS.W.4.4

What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?

Ted searched for his jacket. It was nowhere to be found.

• Ted searched for his jacket, or it was nowhere to be found.

• Ted searched for his jacket, and it was nowhere to be found.

• Ted searched for his jacket, but it was nowhere to be found.

• Ted searched for his jacket, it was nowhere to be found.

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?

I will have a juicy steak for dinner. I will have a loaded baked potato for dinner.

• I will have a juicy steak, and a loaded potato for dinner.

• I will have a juicy steak and a loaded potato for dinner.

• I will have a juicy steak for dinner, I will have a loaded potato for dinner.

• For dinner, I will have a juicy steak, and I will have a loaded bake potato for dinner.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

CCSS.L.4.2C

What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?

On Halloween my sister wore a tiger suit. My brother wore a pirate costume. I dressed up like a werewolf.

• On Halloween my sister wore a tiger suit, my brother wore a pirate costume, nor I dressed up like a werewolf.

• On Halloween my sister wore a tiger suit, my brother wore a pirate costume, and I dressed up like a werewolf.

• On Halloween my sister wore a tiger suit my brother wore a pirate costume and I dressed up like a werewolf.

• On Halloween my sister wore a tiger suit, my brother wore a pirate costume, I dressed up like a werewolf.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.W.4.4