Combining Texts

Which of the following answers is the BEST way to combine these two sentences?  (Make sure you keep the meaning of the sentences in the answer you select.)
I tried strawberry ice cream.  I like chocolate better.

• While I tried strawberry ice cream, I like chocolate better.

• I tried strawberry and chocolate ice cream.

• I like strawberry and chocolate ice cream.

• I like strawberry ice cream better than chocolate ice cream.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

This person combined these two sentenes into one --

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound-complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

This person combined these sentences into one --

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound-complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What does it mean to combine elements and parts to form a coherent whole?

• Juxtaposition

• Synthesize

• Credibility

• Logical fallacy

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.8.7

Which of the following sentences is the BEST way to combine these two sentences? 'She loves reading books.' 'She often visits the library.'

• A) She loves reading books, so she often visits the library.

• B) She loves reading books, she often visits the library.

• C) She loves reading books and often visits the library.

• D) She loves reading books but often visits the library.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the term for combining two independent clauses with a conjunction?

• A) Fragment

• B) Run-on sentence

• C) Compound sentence

• D) Complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which of the following is a correct way to combine these sentences? 'The sun set.' 'The sky turned orange.'

• A) The sun set, the sky turned orange.

• B) The sun set and the sky turned orange.

• C) The sun set; the sky turned orange.

• D) The sun set because the sky turned orange.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

In literary analysis, what does it mean to synthesize information from multiple texts?

• A) To summarize each text separately

• B) To compare and contrast the texts

• C) To combine ideas to form a new understanding

• D) To critique the texts individually

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

Which sentence correctly combines these ideas? 'He was tired.' 'He went to bed early.'

• A) He was tired, he went to bed early.

• B) He was tired so he went to bed early.

• C) He was tired because he went to bed early.

• D) He was tired; he went to bed early.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What is the process of combining different sources to support an argument called?

• A) Plagiarism

• B) Citation

• C) Synthesis

• D) Paraphrasing

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9