Combining 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.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

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.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

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.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

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

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.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

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.

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CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

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.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

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.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

Combine the short sentences by using items in a series.

For dinner, we had hamburgers. We had chips with our hamburgers. We also had beans.

• For dinner, we had hamburgers, chips, and beans.

• For dinner we had hamburgers and chips, and beans.

• For dinner, we had hamburgers and chips and beans.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.W.4.2C

Combine the short sentences by using items in a series.

Jessica is in my class. Heather is in my class. Tom is in my class.

• Jessica, Heather, and also Tom are in my class.

• Jessica, Heather, and Tom are in my class.

• Jessica, heather, and tom are in my class.

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CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A