Combining Simple Sentences

How would you make these sentences into one : Whenever I go to the store. They are always out of oranges.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Combine sentence (3) It was rainy. (4) we stayed inside.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Combine the short sentences by using items in a series.

Charlie plays basketball. He also plays baseball. He plays soccer as well.

• Charlie plays basketball and baseball, and also soccer.

• Charlie plays basketball and baseball, and soccer.

• Charlie plays basketball, baseball, and soccer.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Combine the short sentences by using items in a series.

Jessica is in my class. Heather is in my class. Tom is in my class.

• Jessica, Heather, and also Tom are in my class.

• Jessica, Heather, and Tom are in my class.

• Jessica, heather, and tom are in my class.

Combine the short sentences by using items in a series.

At the zoo, I saw a giraffe. I also saw an elephant. Finally, I saw a bear.

• At the zoo, I saw a giraffe an elephant, and a bear.

• At the zoo, I saw a giraffe, an elephant, and a bear.

• At the zoo I saw a giraffe, and elephant, and a bear.

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CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?

The chocolate icing is creamy. The vanilla icing is too stiff.

• The chocolate icing is creamy or the vanilla icing is too stiff.

• The chocolate icing is creamy, but the vanilla icing is too stiff.

• The chocolate icing is creamy, the vanilla icing is too stiff.

• The chocolate icing is creamy bu the vanilla icing is too stiff.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?

• The creepy monster growled loudly, took one step towards me, and stared at me with his beady red eyes.

• The creepy monster growled loudly and took one step towards me and stared at me with his beady red eyes.

• The creepy monster growled loudly, took one step towards me, stared at me with his beady red eyes.

• The creepy monster growled loudly, took one step towards me, or stared at me with his beady red eyes.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the most effective way to combine these sentences?

Our cat hunched his back. He hissed at the helpless puppy.

• Our cat arched his back, hissed at the helpless puppy.

• Our cat arches his back, and hissed at the helpless puppy.

• Our cat arched his back, and hissed at the helpless puppy.

• Our cat arched his back and hissed at the helpless puppy.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?

Ted searched for his jacket. It was nowhere to be found.

• Ted searched for his jacket, or it was nowhere to be found.

• Ted searched for his jacket, and it was nowhere to be found.

• Ted searched for his jacket, but it was nowhere to be found.

• Ted searched for his jacket, it was nowhere to be found.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Combine these sentences: The sun was setting. The sky turned orange.

• A) The sun was setting, and the sky turned orange.

• B) The sun was setting, the sky turned orange.

• C) The sun was setting or the sky turned orange.

• D) The sun was setting but the sky turned orange.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A