Practicing Combining Sentences

(8) Lady Liberty was designed in France she was made out of copper and steel.  
_{What is the correct way to write sentence?} 

• Lady Liberty was designed in France. Because she was made out of copper and steel.
• Lady Liberty was designed in France and made out of copper and steel.
• Lady Liberty was designed in France. And made out of copper and steel.
• Sentence 8 is written correctly in the paper.

Combine Sentences.

John ate chips. John ate pizza.

• John ate chips and pizza.

• John ate chips and John ate pizza.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

Combine.

Mom fed the cat. Mom fed the bird.

• Mom fed the cat and the bird.

• Mom fed the animals.

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

Combine the sentences to make a compound sentence. Use a conjunction, such as and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet.

The phone was ringing. Joseph answered it.

• The phone was ringing, so Joseph answered it.

• The phone was ringing, for Joseph answered it.

• The phone was ringing, yet Joseph answered it.

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CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Combine the sentences to make a compound sentence. Use a conjunction, such as and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet.

We are going outside. We are going to play on the playground.

• It is time for lunch, for I am not hungry.

• It is time for lunch, but I am not hungry.

• It is time for lunch, so I am not hungry.

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CCSS.RF.2.4

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Combine the sentences to make a compound sentence. Use a conjunction, such as and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet.

I could have a cookie for snack. I could have an apple for snack.

• I could have a cookie for snack, but I could have an apple.

• I could have a cookie for snack, such as I could have an apple.

• I could have a cookie for snack, or I could have an apple.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

I wanted a game for my birthday. My sister gave me a new shirt.

• I wanted a game for my birthday, yet my sister gave me a new shirt.

• I wanted a game for my birthday, so my sister gave me a new shirt.

• I wanted a game for my birthday, nor my sister gave me a new shirt.

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CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Comma or no comma?

• The ball rolled down the hill and into the street.

• The ball rolled down the hill, and into the street.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E