Combining Sentences

Directions: Combine the following groups of sentences into a more efficient sentence without changing the meaning.

• I got it!

• I'll figure it out as I go.

I have a dog.

My dog is very friendly.

My dog always wants attention.

• I have a dog; my dog is friendly and attentive to me.

• I have a dog that is very friendly and

• I have a very friendly dog that always wants attention.

• I have a dog whose is very friendly; my dog always wants attention.

I'm not a dog person.

I have two dogs.

(more than one correct answer)

• Despite not being a dog person, I have two dogs.

• Although I'm not a dog person, I have two dogs,.

• I'm not a dog person, and I have two dogs.

• Not being a dog person, I have two dogs.

I wanted to buy a hedgehog.

I started saving money.

• I wanted to buy a hedgehog, so I started saving money.
• What's a hedgehog?
• I wanted to buy a hedgehog, while I started saving money.
• I wanted to buy a hedgehog and I started saving money.

Adrian started to get hungry.

He ate a hot dog.

He regretted it.

(more than one correct answer)

• Adrian ate a hot dog because he was hungry, but he regretted it.

• Regretful he was hungry, Adrian he ate a hot dog.

• Regrettfully, Adrian ate a hungry hot dog.

• Starting to get hungry, Adrian ate a hot dog but regretted it.

She is famous.

She often gets stopped by random people.

People want to take pictures with her.

(choose the most efficient sentence)

• She is famous, and she often gets stopped by random people, and they want to take pictures with her.

• Because she is famous, she often gets stopped by random people who want to take pictures with her.

• She often gets stopped by random people because she is famous.

  People want to take pictures with her.

Which of these are effective ways to combine and reduce these sentence:

She is exhausted.

She went to bed early.

(more than one answer)

• Exhausted, she went to bed early.

• Being exhausted, she went to bed early.

• She is exhausted, going to be early.

• Went to be early, she is exhausted.

Which of these are reduced (and more efficient) versions of this complex sentence:

Dropout is a streaming service which airs a variety of shows.

(more than one answer)

• Dropout is a streaming service, aired a variety of shows.

• Dropout is a streaming service airing a variety of shows.

• Dropout, a streaming service which airs a variety of shows.

• Dropout, a streaming service, airs a variety of shows.