Proficiency in Sentence Writing

Which is the best example of sentence fluency?

• Before sleeping, wash your face.
• Go to sleep, but first wash your face.
• Wash your face before you go to sleep.
• Your face should be washed before.

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What is the best way to combine these sentences?
Peter is a boy. He is the third fastest boy in my class.

• Peter, a boy, is the third fastest in my class.
• Peter is a boy, but he is the third fastest in my class.
• Peter is the third fastest boy in my class.
• The third fastest boy in my class, Peter is a boy. 

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Which is the best example of sentence fluency?

• I went swimming at the lake. I went boating at the lake. I went fishing at the lake. 
• I went swimming, boating, and fishing at the lake.
• I went swimming and boating and fishing at the lake.
• I went swimming at the lake and I also went boating and fishing there too. 

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Which is the best way to combine these two sentences?
Luke Bryan is a country singer. He is the best singer in the world. 

• Luke Bryan is the best country singer in the world.
• Luke Bryan, a country singer, is the best singer in the world.
• Luke Bryan is a country singer, but he is the best in the world.
• Luke Bryan is the best in the world, he is a country singer.

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Which is the best example of sentence fluency?

• Make sure you smile before she takes the picture.
• Before she takes the picture, make sure you smile. 
• Take the picture, but first make sure she smiles. 
• You should smile before. 

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Why is it important to have sentence fluency?

• So our sentences are exciting.
• So our sentences flow and sound right when you read them.
• So our sentences are all long.
• So our sentences are all short. 

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A compound sentence must have...

• and
• an independent and dependent clause
• a conjunction
• fun words

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Which is an example of a compound sentence?

• The young boy and his friend went to the park. 
• The giraffe ate leaves, and it drank from the river.
• The bears, lions, and tigers were fun to watch at the zoo.
• He went to the movies and to eat. 

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