Expanding and Combining Sentences

Which answer choice correctly combines the two sentences below?

The cats cuddled together. The cats fell asleep.

• The sleeping cats cuddled together and then they fell asleep.

• Asleep the cats cuddled together.

• The cats cuddled together and fell asleep.

• The cats cuddled together but they fell asleep.

A sentence that contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause is

• a simple sentence

• a compound sentence

• a complex sentence

• an incomplete sentence

What is the best way to combine these sentences into a compound sentence?

• Juan Ponce de Leon explored Puerto Rico, and he sailed to the area that is now Florida.

• Juan Ponce de Leon sailed north from Puerto Rico and explored the area that is now Florida.

• Juan Ponce de Leon sailed to and explored Puerto Rico and Florida.

• Juan Ponce de Leon explored the area that is now Florida and sailed to Puerto Rico.

What is the best way to combine these sentences as a Complex sentence?

• After we repaired the roof the leak stopped.

• The tree branch fell on the leaking roof.

• The leaking roof needed to be repaired after the tree branch fell on it.

• We repaired the roof after a falling branch caused it to leak.

Read the sentences. What is the best way to combine the two?

I can train dolphins. The dolphins do flips.

• I can train dolphins to do flips.

• I can do flips train the dolphins.

• The dolphins do flips that I can train.

What is the best way to combine these two sentences into a simple sentence?

• Lobstering is an exciting business.

• An exciting business is lobstering.

• Lobstering is a business, and it is exciting.

• Exciting lobstering is a business.

What is the best way to combine these sentences using a List?

• My favorite foods are pizza and steak and brussel sprouts.

• One of my favorite foods is pizza and the other favorite foods are steak and brussel sprouts.

• Brussel sprouts, pizza, and steak.

• My three favorite foods are pizza, steak, and brussel sprouts.

What is the best way to combine these sentences into a Compound sentence?

• I can't seem to start my Christmas shopping early no matter what I try. It is very frustrating. 

• I can't seem to start my Christmas shopping early no matter what I try; it is very frustrating. 

• I can't seem to start my Christmas shopping early no matter what I try and  is very frustrating.

• I can't seem to start my Christmas shopping early no matter what I try, but it is very frustrating. 

What is the best way to combine these sentences in a Complex sentence?

• Even though they are uncomfortable, safety goggles should be worn at all times.

• Even though they are uncomfortable, but safety goggles should be worn at all times.

• Even though they are uncomfortable, and safety goggles should be worn at all times.

• Sentences 7 and 8 are correct.

What is the correct way to write sentences 8 and 9? (8) This means he can go to the mall. (9) Whenever he wants.

• This means he can go to the mall whenever he wants.

• This means he can go to the mall, whenever, he wants.

• This means, he can go to the mall, whenever he wants.

• Sentences 8 and 9 are correct.