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Sentence Combining COMPOUND SENTENCE PARTS SUBORDINATING IDEAS  A D D I N G M O D I F I E R S

Building Great Sentences  Write

complete sentences Punctuate correctly  Use a variety of sentence structures 

simple, compound, complex

 Vary

sentence length Combine details to avoid repetition Place modifying phrases logically  Be aare of parallel structure  !void verbosity and repetition

Building Great Sentences  Write

complete sentences Punctuate correctly  Use a variety of sentence structures 

simple, compound, complex

 Vary

sentence length Combine details to avoid repetition Place modifying phrases logically  Be aare of parallel structure  !void verbosity and repetition

Building Great Sentences  Write

complete sentences Punctuate correctly  Use a variety of sentence structures 

simple, compound, complex

 Vary

sentence length Combine details to avoid repetition Place modifying phrases logically  Be aare of parallel structure  !void verbosity and repetition

Compound Sentence Parts  When to sentences share a sub"ect, e can combine the sentences using a compound predicate# $he student ent to class# She too% a test#

$he student ent to class and too% a test#

Correctly combine these sentences# $he mayor is ahead in the polls# po lls# &e ill probably in the election# $he mayor is ahead in the polls and ill probably in the election# (# $he mayor is ahead in the polls and he ill probably ill the election# '#

Correctly combine these sentences# )y children stayed up late# )y children atched a movie#

)y children stayed up late they  atched a movie# (# )y children stayed up late and  atched a movie# '#

Compound Sentence Parts  When to sentences share a predicate, predicate, e can combine the sentences using a compound sub"ect# &olly ent to class# !rmando ent to class#

&olly and !rmando ent to class#

Correctly combine these sentences# $iffany loves sushi# *ohn loves sushi#

$iffany and *ohn love sushi# (# $iffany loves sushi and *ohn loves it too# '#

Correctly combine these sentences#  !ustralia is a continent# !sia !sia is a continent#

 !ustralia and !sia are continents# (#  !ustralia and !sia are a continent# '#

Compound Sentence Parts Sentences may have other parts in common# We can combine these into one as sentence as ell# +ora ta%es chemistry in college# She ta%es math in college# She ta%es Spanish in college# +ora ta%es chemistry, math, and Spanish in college#

Correctly combine these sentences# livia is singing in the play# She is acting in the play#

livia is singing in the play and acting in the play# (# livia is singing and acting in the play# '#

Correctly combine these sentences#  Victoria is sic% today# Victoria ill ill not be coming to class today#  Victoria is sic% and ill not be coming to class today# (#  Victoria is sic% today, but ill not be coming to class today# '#

Combining -deas $o sentences ith related ideas may be combined into one sentence# -f one idea is less important than another, rite that idea as a dependent clause#

Pete too% an umbrella# -t loo%ed li%e rain# Pete too% an umbrella because umbrella because it loo%ed li%e rain rain#

Combine these sentences using subordination#  .uri fertili/ed the garden# garden# &e planted tomatoes# tomatoes#

 .uri planted the garden garden hile he planted tomatoes# (#  .uri fertili/ed the garden garden  before he planted tomatoes# tomatoes# '#

Combine these sentences using subordination# $he roads ere icy# 0veryone as late to class#

Because everyone as late to class the roads ere icy# (# 0veryone as late to class  because the roads ere ere icy# '#

 !dding )odifiers )odifiers $here is no need to rite a ne sentence to add detail to an idea# 1etails can be added to the original sentence# 1etails are called modifiers# $hey can be a single ord or a phrase# *ana pic%ed the roses# $he roses ere red red## $he roses ere in the garden# garden# *ana pic%ed the red red roses  roses in the garden# garden#

Combine these sentences using modifiers# 2orm replaced the timing belt# $he belt as bro%en#

2orm replaced the bro%en timing belt# (# Bro%en, 2orm replaced the timing belt# '#

Combine these sentences using modifiers# )y son denied that he bro%e the 1V3# &e spo%e convincingly#

)y son convincingly denied that he bro%e the 1V3# (# )y son denied that he bro%e the 1V3 convincingly# '#

Combine these sentences# 2ampa is a city in -daho# Boise is a city in -daho#

2ampa is a city in -daho and Boise is another city# (# 2ampa and Boise are cities in -daho# 4# 2ampa is a city in -daho and Boise too# '#

Combine these sentences# Seth invited )ario to atch the game# )ario had to or%#

Seth invited )ario to atch the game and to or%# (# Seth invited )ario to atch the game but had to or%# 4# Seth invited )ario to atch the game, but )ario had to or%# '#

Combine these sentences#  We couldn5t get tic%ets for the the concert# $he tic%ets ere sold out#  We couldn5t get tic%ets for the concert because they ere sold out# (#  !lthough e couldn5t get get tic%ets for the concert, it as sold out# 4#  We couldn6t get tic%ets they  ere sold out for the concert# '#

Combine these sentences# )onet as a painter# &e as 7rench# &e as an impressionist#

)onet as 7rench8 he as an impressionist# (# )onet as 7rench because he  as an impressionist# 4# )onet as a 7rench impressionist painter# '#

Combine these sentences#  ! bird as in the tree# -t sang cheerfully# $he $he tree as a maple#

 ! bird as in the cheerfully cheerfully maple tree and sang# (#  ! cheerfully bird sang in the maple tree# 4#  ! bird sang cheerfully in the maple tree# '#

 Wrap Up Sentences

can be combined to avoid repetition r epetition in  your riting#  .ou can combine sentences by using compound sub"ects or predicates# Sentences can also be combined by using details as modifiers# -f ideas are similar and related to each other, consider using a dependent clause#  Watch for common ords and phrases phrases in your sentences to decide here to combine ideas#