Combining Sentences

Choose the best way to combine the pair of sentences.

Lori is creative. She was in charge of building the set.

• A. Lori is creative, because she was in charge of building the set.

• B. Lori is creative but was in charge of building the set.

• C. Lori is creative, so she was in charge of building the set.

• D. Although Lori is creative, she was in charge of building the set.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Choose the best way to combine the pair of sentences.

The Emerald City was hard to make. It all had to be green.

• A. The Emerald City was hard to make, so it all had to be green.

• B. When the Emerald City was hard to make, it all had to be green.

• C. The Emerald City was hard to make because it all had to be green.

• D. The Emerald City was hard to make, or it all had to be green.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Choose the best way to combine the pair of sentences.

The curtain finally rose. The audience gasped.

• A. When the curtain finally rose, the audience gasped.

• B. The curtain finally rose, but the audience gasped.

• C. The curtain finally rose, unless the audience gasped.

• D. Although the curtain finally rose, the audience gasped.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Choose the best way to combine the pair of sentences.

Green lights cast a strange glow. They made the set look scary.

• A. Green lights cast a strange glow, but they made the set look scary.

• B. Green lights cast a strange glow and made the set look scary.

• C. Green lights cast a strange glow or made the set look scary.

• D. Green lights cast a strange glow unless they made the set look scary.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Choose the best way to combine the pair of sentences.

Now nothing could go wrong. The set collapsed!

• A. Now nothing could go wrong, and the set collapsed!

• B. Now nothing could go wrong, or the set collapsed!

• C. Now nothing could go wrong when the set collapsed!

• D. Now nothing could go wrong unless the set collapsed!

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B