Storm Warriors Grammar Journeys

What is the best way to combine the sentences below?

The girls wore mittens. It was cold.

• It was cold, the girls also wore mittens.

• The girls wore mittens, so it was cold.

• The girls wore mittens that were cold

• The girls wore mittens because it was cold

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CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.W.5.3C

What is the best way to combine the sentences below?

Hedda liked playing football. It was her favorite game.

• Hedda’s favorite game was because she played football

• Hedda liked playing football, which was her favorite game

• Hedda played football, and football was her favorite game

• Hedda liked playing football, but it was her favorite game.

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CCSS.L.5.3A

What is the best way to combine the sentences below?

The baby cried. He was sad because his toy broke.

• The baby’s toy broke, and he cried, because of that

• The baby cried because he was sad that his toy broke.

• The baby’s sad toy broke and he cried because he did

• The baby was sad and he cried and this was because his toy broke

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CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.W.5.3C

CCSS.W.5.4

What is the best way to combine the sentences below?

I need your help. The zipper on my jacket is stuck.

• My jacket, I need help, my zipper is stuck

• Help me, unzip my jacket, which is now stuck.

• I need your help with the stuck zipper on my jacket.

• Your help on my jacket would help because it is stuck the zipper.

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CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.W.5.4

What is the best way to combine the sentences below?

Gabby always wins races. She is a serious runner. She is fast.

• Gabby always wins races because she is fast.

• Gabby always wins because she is serious and fast

• Gabby, a serious runner, always wins races because she is fast.

• Gabby wins races only when she is the fastest and the most serious runner.

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CCSS.W.5.4

What is the best way to combine the sentences below?

Peter likes vanilla ice cream. May likes vanilla ice cream. They share a pint sometimes.

• Sometimes Peter and May like vanilla ice cream and share a pint.

• Either Peter and May like vanilla ice cream, or they sometimes share a pint.

• Both Peter and May like vanilla ice cream, so they sometimes share a pint.

• Peter and May like vanilla ice cream, but Peter and May share a pint sometimes.

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CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.W.5.3C

What is the best way to combine the sentences below?

Thomas can do handstands. Thomas is very fit, too.

• Thomas can do both handstands, and he is very fit.

• Either Thomas can do handstands, or he is very fit.

• Not only can Thomas do handstands, but he is also very fit.

• Whether Thomas can do handstands or not, he is still very fit.

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CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.3A

What is the best way to combine the sentences below?

All of the animals at the zoo are interesting. My favorite is one of the elephants. His name is Bozo.

• Of all the interesting animals at the zoo, I like Bozo the best, so he is an elephant.

• I like all of the animals at the zoo, especially any elephants who are named Bozo.

• Although all the animals at the zoo are interesting, I like the elephant named Bozo the best.

• Of all the interesting animals at the zoo, I only like the elephants and my favorite one is named Bozo

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CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.W.5.3C

What is the best way to combine the sentences below?

The sky was purple and pink. I watched the sunset for a long time.

• I watched the purple and pink because of the sunset.

• I watched the purple and pink sunset, I watched it for a long time.

• Since the sky was purple and pink, I watched the sunset for a long time

• When the sky was purple and pink, there was a sunset that I watched for a long time.

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CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.W.5.3C

CCSS.W.5.4

What is the best way to combine the sentences below?

Your shirt is not clean. Your jacket is not clean. You

should change clothes before we leave.

• Neither your shirt nor your jacket is clean, so you should change clothes before we leave.

• Both your shirt or your jacket is not clean, and you should change clothes before we leave.

• Either your shirt or your jacket is not clean, and you should change clothes before we leave.

• Whether your shirt is not clean or your jacket is not clean, you should change clothes before we leave.

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CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.5.3A