Expanding and Combining Sentences

Compare the two underlined sentences: The girls played. and The girls played soccer with their friends at the park on Saturday. The 1st sentence was expanded to the 2nd sentence. Why was the 1st sentence expanded?

• to tell where the girls played

• to include what, when, where, and who details

• to make the sentence longer

• to include where and who details

The underlined sentences are too short and choppy. What is the best way to combine them? I am hungry. I will eat pizza. I will play outside.

• I will play outside and eat pizza because I am hungry.

• I am hungry, so I will eat pizza and then play outside.

• I am hungry and I will eat pizza and I will play outside.

• The sentences shouldn't be combined.

What is the purpose of expanding a sentence?

• to give more details and information

• to make it seem fancy because it's long

• to make it longer

• to make my teacher happy

The following sentence is missing the "who" details. What is the best way to expand it? They were very excited to make homemade pepperoni pizza!

• replace "They" with "The girls"

• replace "They" with "We"

• replace "They" with "Ellen and Sarah"

• replace "They" with "The friends"

How could you best combine the following sentences?

• Our class went on a field trip to Mission San Juan Capistrano we saw how adobe bricks are made.

• Mission San Juan Capistrano was our class field trip and then we saw how adobe bricks are made.

• Our class went on a field trip to Mission San Juan Capistrano so we saw how adobe bricks are made.

• Our class went on a field trip to Mission San Juan Capistrano, and we saw how adobe bricks are made.

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• B

• C

• D

• A

• B

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• D

What is the best way to expand the underlined sentence? I am tired.

• I am tired and going to be early.

• Today was a long day at school.

• After a long day of school, I am tired and going to bed early.

• I am going to bed early tonight.

What is the purpose of combining sentences?

• because sentences have too many details

• to make sentences longer

• because sentences are choppy, short, or have repetitive information

• to make my teacher happy

Why should the underlined sentences be combined? It is late. James is tired. He wants to go to bed.

• They are confusing sentences.

• They are repetitive sentences.

• They are short and choppy, and they are related to each other.

• The original sentences are just fine.