Writing Practice

What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?

The creepy monster growled loudly. He took one step towards me. He stared at me with his beady red eyes.

• The creepy monster growled loudly, took one step towards me, and stared at me with his beady, red eyes.

• The creepy monster growled loudly, took one step towards me, stared at me with his beady, red eyes.

• The creepy monster growled loudly and took one step towards me and stared at me with his beady, red eyes.

• The creepy monster growled loudly, took one step towards me, or stared at me with his beady red eyes.

What is the most effective way to combine these sentences?

Sam packed a peanut butter sandwich for lunch. He also packed an apple. He packed a bag of chips.

• Sam packed a peanut butter sandwich, an apple, and a bag of chips.

• Sam packed a peanut butter sandwich an apple and a bag of chips.

• Sam packed a peanut butter sandwich also an apple and a bag of chips.

• Sam packed a peanut butter sandwich, and an apple, and a bag of chips.

What is the best way to combine these two sentences into a complex sentence?

The Hubble Space Telescope has been important to astronomers.

It has provided valuable information about our solar system.

• The Hubble Space Telescope has been important to astronomers, however it has provided valuable information about our solar system.

• The Hubble Space Telescope has been important to astronomers since it has provided valuable information about our solar system.

• The Hubble Space Telescope has been important to astronomers, and yet it has provided valuable information about our solar system.

What is the best way to combine these two sentences into a complex sentence?

I toured Mexico last summer.

I saw several beautiful murals.

• When I toured Mexico last summer, I saw several beautiful murals.

• I toured Mexico last summer, while I saw several beautiful murals.

• I toured Mexico last summer, so I saw several beautiful murals.

• Because I toured Mexico last summer. I saw several beautiful murals.

The mother was busily dicing onions and adding them to the pot she looked closely at the recipe as she cut.

• Run-on

• Comma Splice

• Fragment

What is a comma splice?

• when two independent clauses are separated by a period

• when a comma connects a dependent clause to an independent clause

• when two independent clauses are separated by a comma

• i don't know

Select all ways that a comma splice can be fixed.

• change the comma to a period

• add a coordinating (FANBOYS) conjunction after the comma

• reword the sentence so it doesn't need a comma

A dependent clause:

• cannot stand alone as a sentence

• can stand alone as a full sentence

An independent clause:

• cannot stand alone as a sentence

• can stand alone as a full sentence

Select all that apply. An independent clause...

• has a subject

• has a verb

• cannot stand alone

• communicates a complete thought