Q4 Grammar Review: Combining Sentences & Correcting Dialogue

Combine the following ideas into one complete sentence: "The cat sat on the mat. It was fluffy."

• The cat, which was fluffy, sat on the mat.

• The cat sat on the fluffy mat.

• It was fluffy, the cat sat on the mat.

• The mat was sat on by the fluffy cat.

Combine the following ideas into one complete sentence: "She loves to read books. Her favorite genre is mystery."

• She loves to read books, especially mysteries.

• Her favorite genre is mystery books she loves to read.

• She loves to read books her favorite genre is mystery.

• Books are what she loves to read, with mystery being her favorite genre.

Combine the following ideas into one complete sentence: "The sun set behind the mountains. It was a beautiful sight."

• The sun setting behind the mountains was a beautiful sight.

• It was a beautiful sight, the sun set behind the mountains.

• Behind the mountains, the sun set, it was beautiful.

• The mountains had the sun set behind them, which was beautiful.

Combine the following ideas into one complete sentence: "Noah went to the store. He bought milk."

• Noah went to the store to buy milk.

• Noah bought milk went to the store.

• Went to the store, Noah bought milk.

• The store, where Noah bought milk, is where he went.

Combine the following ideas into one complete sentence: "The dog barked loudly. It scared the cat."

• The dog barked loudly, which scared the cat.

• It scared the cat, the loudly dog barked.

• Loudly barking, the cat scared the dog.

• Loudly, the dog barked and the cat scared.

Which of these is a sentence fragment?

• The man in that house.

• The toy was under the bed.

• The family ate dinner.

• I went to the farm.

2) Choose the correctly punctuated sentence below.

• "I don't want to eat vegetables," screamed the little boy.

• "I don't want to eat vegetables,!" screamed the little boy.

• "I don't want to eat vegetables!" screamed the little boy.

• "I don't want to eat vegetables." screamed the little boy.

3) Choose the correctly punctuated sentence below.

• What is that you're carrying, Isaiah asked.

• "What is that you're carrying." Isaiah asked.

• "What is that you're carrying," Isaiah asked.

• "What is that you're carrying?" Isaiah asked.

1) Choose the correctly punctuated sentence below.

• She said, "You look pale."

• She said, "you look pale"

• she said, "you look pale."

• She said, "You look pale".

Combine the sentences to make a compound sentence. Use a conjunction, such as and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet.

I could have a cookie for snack. I could have an apple for snack.

• I could have a cookie for snack, but I could have an apple.

• I could have a cookie for snack, such as I could have an apple.

• I could have a cookie for snack, or I could have an apple.