Combining Sentences

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• I wanted to go to school today, but I was too tired.

• I wanted to go to school today but I was too tired.

• I wanted to go to school today, but, I was too tired.

• None of the above

Identify the compound sentence:

• He drank milk last night and added protien.

• Milk cows are sweet and lovely.

• He saw that the milk was curdled, and he threw it away with disgust.

• He thought he could drink the whole gallon but could not.

Punctuate the following sentence correctly.

Javier prefers to play soccer with his team at school but his brother likes to play with his friends at the park.

• comma after team

• comma after but

• no comma needed

• comma after school

Select the two complex sentences.

• While the students take their exam, the teacher walk around the room quietly.

• Mauro likes dogs, and he likes cars.

• When it rains, it pours.

• After school, I am going to the movies.

Form a compound sentence:

Should we start class now? wait for everyone to get here?

• Should we start class now, nor wait for everyone to get here?

• Should we start class now, or wait for everyone to get here?

• Should we start class now, but wait for everyone to get here?

• Should we start class now and wait for everyone to get here

Where should the comma be placed in the following sentence? Because softball is such a fun sport many people joined the team.

• Because, softball is such a fun sport many people joined the team.

• Because softball is such a fun sport, many people joined the team.

• Because softball is such a fun sport many, people joined the team.

Combine the two clauses to create a complex sentence:

I won't eat dinner tonight

because I had ice cream at 4:00

• I won't eat dinner tonight

  because I had ice cream at 4:00.

• Because I had ice cream at 4:00, I won't eat dinner tonight.

• Because I had ice cream at 4:00 I won't eat dinner tonight.

• I won't eat dinner tonight,

  because I had ice cream at 4:00.

Which part of the sentence is a DEPENDENT clause. Caleb went to the store because he was out of milk.

• Caleb went to the store

• because he was out of milk.

• to the store

• out of milk.

How is this sentence correctly written?

Although it was raining cats and dogs outside we still went trick-or-treating.

• Although it was raining cats, and dogs outside we still went trick-or-treating.

• Although, it was raining cats and dogs outside we still went trick-or-treating.

• Although it was raining cats and dogs outside we still went trick-or-treating.

• Although it was raining cats and dogs outside, we still went trick-or-treating.

How can we best correct this run-on sentence?

Zayda please don't tap your pencil because it makes your mother very irritated.

• Zayda, please don't tap your pencil. It makes your mother very irritated.

• Zayda please don't tap your pencil, because it makes your mother very irritated.

• Zayda please don't tap your pencil because, it makes your mother very irritated.

• Zayda, please don't tap your pencil because, it makes your mother, very irritated.