Combining Ideas

Which Coordinating Conjunction should be used to joing these two sentences?

• for

• and

• yet

• but

• so

Which Coordinating Conjunction should be used to joing these two sentences?

• for

• and

• yet

• but

• so

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.

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

• She ran to class, so Josslyn was 10 minutes late because her presentation was today.

• Josslyn was 10 minutes late, so her presentation was today because she ran to class. 

• Josslyn was 10 minutes late, so she ran to class because her presentation was today.

• Her presentation was today, so Josslyn was 10 minutes late because she ran to class.

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

• I have been summoned to a special meeting of the Council something must have happened.

• I have been summoned to a special meeting of the Council so something must have happened.

• I have been summoned to a special meeting of the Council, so something must have happened.

• I have been summoned to a special meeting of the Council, something must have happened.

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 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 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 BEST way to combine sentences 8 and 9?
(8) I sat on my front step. (9) I looked across the street.

• I sat and looked on my front step and across the street.

• I sat on my front step and looked across the street.

• I sat on my front step, and I looked across the street.

• I sat and looked on my front step across the street.

What is the BEST way to combine sentences 10 and 11? (10) Bill and Phil became partners. (11) They started their own shoe business.

• Bill and Phil became partners, they started their own shoe business.

• Bill and Phil became partners when they started their own shoe business.

• Bill and Phil became partners, so they started their own shoe business.

• Bill and Phil became partners and then started their own shoe business.