Combining, Expanding, and Reducing Sentences

The students in 5th grade were happy.

The 5th grade students cheered.

The 5th graders cheered when the teacher made the announcement.

The announcement was that there was no homework.

Choose the BEST sentence that combines these facts.

• The 5th grade students cheered as the happy teacher announced that there was no homework.

• The 5th graders cheered happily when the teacher announced that there was no homework.

• The happy 5th graders cheered as the teacher announced that there was no homework.

• The 5th grade students were happy because the teacher announced that there was no homework.

The students had a test.

The test was difficult.

The test was about grammar.

The test was given Friday morning.

Choose the sentence that combines these facts accurately. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

• The difficult students had a test on grammar on Friday morning.

• On Friday morning, the students had a difficult test on grammar.

• The students had a difficult grammar test on Friday morning.

• The grammar test that was given Friday morning was difficult.

Part of the test was about conjunctions.

The part about conjunctions was long.

The type of conjunctions were correlative.

Select the BEST sentence that combines these details.

• The part of the test about correlative conjunctions was long.

• The part of the correlative conjunctions was a long test.

• The correlative conjunction part of the test was a long part.

• The long test included a part on correlative conjunctions.

What is the BEST way to expand this sentence?

Nancy wrote a song.

• Nancy wrote a song about school.

• Nancy wrote a funny song.

• Nancy wrote a humorous song about surviving high school.

• Nancy's favorite song is about getting through tough times at high school.

What is the BEST way to reduce this sentence?

The instructor of music comes in on every Thursday and sings with the students all of their favorite songs.

• The music instructor comes in on Thursdays to sing the favorite songs of the students.

• On Thursdays, the music instructor comes in to school to instruct the students on their favorite songs.

• Every Thursday the instructor of music comes to school to sing the students' favorite songs.

• The music instructor comes in on Thursdays and sings the students' favorite songs.

The student was in the 5th grade.

The student wouldn't stop talking.

The student's behavior disturbed the other students.

Choose the sentence that BEST combines these details.

• The student in the 5th grade wouldn't stop talking and disturbed the other students.

• The 5th grader wouldn't stop talking and the talking disturbed the other students.

• Since the 5th grader wouldn't stop talking, he disturbed the other students.

• The 5th grader wouldn't stop talking because he disturbed the other students.

Which sentence correctly expands this sentence? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

I'm going home.

• After I finish my work, I'm going home.

• I'm going home because I don't feel well.

• Either it's time for school nor I'm going home.

• Not only is school over, but I'm also going home.

1. Which sentence has a conjunction connecting two independent clauses together to create a compound sentence?

• He was late for school on Monday.

• The bus was late, and he was tired.

• The siren rang loudly through the gym.

• She didn't have homework to give her teacher.

2. Which sentence contains an interjection and a conjunction?

• My mom was not happy that I failed my test.

• The school bus came early, and I jumped out of bed. Yikes!

• We arrived at school too early. Ouch!

• Oh no! I forgot my bookbag.

5. 1) Marnie has a mineral collection.  (2) She collects amethyst crystals.  (3) Her collection includes clear quartz crystals.  (4) She says her favorite is the smoky quartz.  (5) She likes the emerald, too.  (6) She wants to become a geologist.  (7) She reads books on geology.                            

 Which of the following shows the best way to combine sentences 6 and 7?

• She wants to become a geologist, and she reads books on geology.

• She reads books on geology, so she wants to become a geologist.

• She wants to become a geologist but reads books on geology

• She reads books on geology because she wants to become a geologist.