Combining Sentences

Choose the best sentence the combines these two sentences: The dogs sleep outside. The cats sleep outside.

• The dogs sleep outside and the cats sleep outside.

• The dogs and cats sleep outside.

• The cats sleep outside, and the dogs do too.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

Choose the best sentence the combines these two sentences: The sunset looked beautiful. The ocean looked beautiful.

• The sunset and the ocean looked beautiful.

• The ocean looked beautiful and the sunset looked beautiful.

• The ocean looked beautiful.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

Choose the best sentence the combines these two sentences: Michael wanted to play football. Jake wanted to play football.

• They play football.

• Michael and Jake wanted to play football.

• Michael wanted to play football and Jake wanted to play football.

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

Choose the best sentence the combines these two sentences: The classroom was cold. The classroom was dark.

• The classroom was cold dark.

• The classroom was cold and dark.

• The classroom was too dark.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Choose the best sentence the combines these two sentences: The kids wanted to play hopscotch. The kids wanted to play tag.

• The kids wanted to play.

• The kids played hopscotch.

• The kids wanted to play hopscotch and tag.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Choose the best sentence the combines these two sentences: Arkansas is in the Southeast. Alabama is in the Southeast.

• Arkansas and Alabama are in the Southeast.

• Arkansas and Alabama are states.

• Arkansas is in the Southeast.

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

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.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

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.

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.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

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.

• We are going outside so we can play on the playground.

• We are going outside, we are going to play on the playground.

• The playground is outside we will play on.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B