Mastering Sentence Combination Skills

Combine the following sentences into a single, coherent sentence: "The sun set. The sky turned orange. The birds flew home."

• The sun set, and the sky turned orange, while the birds flew home.

• As the sun set, the sky turned orange, and the birds flew home.

• The sky turned orange, the sun set, and the birds flew home.

• The birds flew home, the sun set, and the sky turned orange.

Combine these sentences using a relative clause: "The book is on the table. The book is mine."

• The book is on the table, and it is mine.

• The book, which is mine, is on the table.

• The book is mine, and it is on the table.

• The book is on the table, which is mine.

Combine the following sentences into a single sentence using a participial phrase: "The dog barked loudly. It chased the cat."

• The dog barked loudly and chased the cat.

• Barking loudly, the dog chased the cat.

• The dog, barking loudly, chased the cat.

• The dog chased the cat, barking loudly.

Combine these sentences using a subordinating conjunction: "She was tired. She continued to work."

• She was tired, but she continued to work.

• Although she was tired, she continued to work.

• She continued to work because she was tired.

• She was tired; she continued to work.

Combine the following sentences into a single sentence using an appositive: "My brother is a doctor. He works at the city hospital."

• My brother, who is a doctor, works at the city hospital.

• My brother works at the city hospital, and he is a doctor.

• My brother, a doctor, works at the city hospital.

• My brother works at the city hospital because he is a doctor.

Combine these sentences using a conjunction: "The rain stopped. We went outside."

• The rain stopped, so we went outside.

• We went outside because the rain stopped.

• The rain stopped, and we went outside.

• We went outside after the rain stopped.

Combine the following sentences into a single sentence using a noun clause: "I don't know. Where is the library?"

• I don't know where the library is.

• Where is the library, I don't know.

• I don't know, where is the library.

• The library is where I don't know.

Combine these sentences using a prepositional phrase: "The cat slept. It was under the table."

• The cat slept under the table.

• Under the table, the cat slept.

• The cat, under the table, slept.

• The cat slept, and it was under the table.

Combine the following sentences into a single sentence using a compound predicate: "She sings beautifully. She plays the piano."

• She sings beautifully and plays the piano.

• She sings beautifully, and she plays the piano.

• She plays the piano, and she sings beautifully.

• She sings beautifully, playing the piano.

Combine these sentences using a correlative conjunction: "He is not only smart. He is also kind."

• He is smart, and he is kind.

• He is not only smart, but he is also kind.

• He is smart, but he is also kind.

• He is not only smart, he is kind.