5.11C Combining Sentences for Clarity

How can the following sentences be combined for clarity?

"The sun was setting. The sky turned a brilliant shade of orange."

• The sun was setting, and the sky turned a brilliant shade of orange.

• The sun was setting the sky turned a brilliant shade of orange.

• The sun was setting; the sky turned a brilliant shade of orange.

• The sun was setting because the sky turned a brilliant shade of orange.

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What is the best way to combine these sentences:

"She loves to read books. She visits the library every week."

• She loves to read books, she visits the library every week.

• She loves to read books, so she visits the library every week.

• She visits the library every week because she loves to read books.

• She loves to read books because she visits the library every week.

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Which option best combines these sentences?

"The dog barked loudly. The neighbors complained about the noise."

• The dog barked loudly. The neighbors complained about the noise.

• The dog barked loudly because the neighbors complained about the noise.

• The dog barked loudly, so the neighbors complained about the noise.

• Because the dog barked loudly, the neighbors complained about the noise.

How can these sentences be combined for better clarity?

"The rain started to fall. We decided to go inside."

• The rain started to fall, we decided to go inside.

• We decided to go inside because the rain started to fall.

• The rain started to fall we decided to go inside.

• The rain started to fall so we decided to go inside.

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Select the best way to combine these sentences:

"The cake was not pretty. It was not delicious either."

• The cake was not pretty and was not delicious.

• The cake was pretty but not delicious.

• The cake was not pretty nor delicious.

• The cake was not pretty.

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Which is the best way to combine these sentences?

"The movie was very long. We enjoyed every minute of it."

• The movie was very long, we enjoyed every minute of it.

• The movie was very long because we enjoyed every minute of it.

• The movie was very long, and we enjoyed every minute of it.

• The movie was very long we enjoyed every minute of it.

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How can these sentences be combined for clarity?

"The flowers bloomed beautifully. The garden looked stunning."

• The flowers bloomed beautifully, the garden looked stunning.

• The flowers bloomed beautifully, so the garden looked stunning.

• The flowers bloomed beautifully the garden looked stunning.

• The flowers bloomed beautifully because the garden looked stunning.

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Choose the best way to combine these sentences:

"The teacher explained the lesson. The students did not listen."

• The teacher explained the lesson, the students did not listen.

• The teacher explained the lesson because the students did not listen.

• The teacher explained the lesson, yet the students did not listen.

• The teacher explained the lesson the students did not listen.

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Select the best way to combine these sentences:

"The cat climbed the tree. It got stuck on a branch."

• The cat climbed the tree, it got stuck on a branch.

• The cat climbed the tree because it got stuck on a branch.

• The cat climbed the tree, and it got stuck on a branch.

• The cat climbed the tree it got stuck on a branch.

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How can these sentences be combined for clarity?

"I like apples. I like bananas."

• I like apples and I like bananas.

• I like apples, and I like bananas.

• I like apples, and bananas.

• I like apples and bananas.