Combining Sentences

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Why should you combine sentences?

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To make a smoother sentence, to make a more detailed sentence, to keep writing from being boring and choppy.

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Combine the sentences: Stacy likes math. Stacy likes art.

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Stacy likes math and art.

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Which one combines two sentences correctly?
Options: It rained hard in Oklahoma, Texas did not get as much rain., It rained hard in Oklahoma Texas did not get as much., It rained hard in Oklahoma then Texas did not get as much., It rained hard in Oklahoma, but Texas did not get as much.

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It rained hard in Oklahoma, but Texas did not get as much.

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Combine the sentences: I like cats. Orange-striped cats are my favorite.

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I like cats and orange-striped cats are my favorite.

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Combine the sentences: Mary plays the harp. She is not very good.

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Mary plays the harp, but she is not very good.

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Combine the sentences: Lobstering is a business. It is an exciting business.

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Lobstering is an exciting business.

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Combine into a simple sentence: Margaret will be thirteen years old. Her birthday is in March.

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Margaret will be thirteen years old in March.

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What is the best way to combine these sentences into a compound sentence?
These flowering plants are beautiful. Each requires special care.

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These flowering plants are beautiful, but each requires special care.

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

The Hubble Space Telescope has been important to astronomers.
It has provided valuable information about our solar system.

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- The Hubble Space Telescope has been important to astronomers; however, it has provided valuable information about our solar system.
- The Hubble Space Telescope has been important to astronomers since it has provided valuable information about our solar system.
- The Hubble Space Telescope has been important to astronomers, and yet it has provided valuable information about our solar system.
- The Hubble Space Telescope has been important to astronomers because it has provided valuable information about our solar system.

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The Hubble Space Telescope has been important to astronomers since it has provided valuable information about our solar system.

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What is the best way to combine these two sentences into a complex sentence?
I toured Mexico last summer.
I saw several of Rufino Tamayo’s beautiful murals.
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When I toured Mexico last summer, I saw several of Rufino Tamayo’s beautiful murals.
I toured Mexico last summer, while I saw several of Rufino Tamayo’s beautiful murals.
I toured Mexico last summer, so I saw several of Rufino Tamayo’s beautiful murals.
Because I toured Mexico last summer. I saw several of Rufino Tamayo’s beautiful murals.

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When I toured Mexico last summer, I saw several of Rufino Tamayo’s beautiful murals.