Sentence Combining

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What is the BEST way to combine these sentences? The chocolate icing is creamy. The vanilla icing is too stiff.

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

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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.

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

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Combine the short sentences by using items in a series: Charlie plays basketball. He also plays baseball. He plays soccer as well.

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Charlie plays basketball, baseball, and soccer.

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What is the BEST way to combine these sentences? The creepy monster growled loudly. He took one step towards me. He stared at me with his beady red eyes.

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

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What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?
Ted searched for his jacket. It was nowhere to be found.

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

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Combine the sentences to make a compound sentence. Use a conjunction, such as and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet. The phone was ringing. Joseph answered it.

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The phone was ringing, so Joseph answered it.

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What is the best way to combine these two sentences into a simple sentence?
Brianna is a sixth grader.
She attends Ware County Middle School.

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Brianna is a sixth grader at Ware County Middle School.

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What is the best way to combine these sentences with an Appositive Phrase?
1) Orson Wells produced a radio play based on a story about an invasion from Mars. 
2) Orson Wells is a famous actor and film director. 

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Orson Wells, a famous actor and film director, produced a radio play based on a story about an invasion from Mars. 

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What is the best way to combine these sentences into a Compound sentence?
1) I have been summoned to a special meeting of the Council.
2) Something must have happened.
Options: 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.

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

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What is the best way to combine these sentences into a Compound sentence?
1) I can't seem to start my Christmas shopping early no matter what I try.
2) It is very frustrating. 

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I can't seem to start my Christmas shopping early no matter what I try; it is very frustrating. .