Choose the correct way to combine the sentences: Sara's dad works at the bank. Sara's mom works at the hospital.

Sara's dad works at the bank; her mom works at the hospital.

Sara's dad and mom work at the bank and the hospital.

Sara's dad works at the bank and her mom works at the hospital.

Choose the correct way to combine the sentences. Shelby mixed the cake batter. She baked the cake for 30 minutes.

B. Shelby mixed the cake batter and baked it for 30 minutes.

A. Shelby she mixed the cake batter and baked it for 30 minutes.

C. Shelby mixed the cake batter she baked it for 30 minutes.

Choose the correct way to combine the sentences: The wind started all of a sudden. It scattered the leaves.

The wind started all of the sudden; it scattered the leaves.

The wind started, and scattered the leaves all of a sudden.

The wind started, but it scattered the leaves all of a sudden.

Choose the correct way to combine the sentences: Pioneers washed their laundry by hand. They hung them outside to dry.

C. Pioneers washed their laundry by hand and hung it outside to dry.

A. Pioneers washed their laundry and hung it outside to dry by hand.

B. Pioneers washed and hung their laundry by hand outside to dry.

Choose the correct way to combine the sentences: Jason climbed a mountain. His cousins climbed the mountain, too.

C. Jason and his cousins climbed a mountain.

A. Jason climbed a mountain, his cousins climbed a mountain, too.

B. Jason climbed a mountain and his cousins climbed a mountain, too.

Choose the correct way to combine the sentences: Lisa went to an apple orchard. She picked a bushel of apples there.

A. Lisa went to an apple orchard and picked a bushel of apples.

B. Lisa she went to an apple orchard and picked some apples.

C. Lisa went to an apple orchard, she picked a bushel of apples there.

Choose ALL CORRECT WAYS to combine the sentences: The jackrabbit jumped out of the grass. It scampered away.

The jackrabbit jumped out of the grass; it scampered away.

The jackrabbit jumped out of the grass and scampered away.

The jackrabbit jumped out of the grass, and it scampered away.

The jackrabbit it jumped out of the grass and scampered away.

Choose the correct way to combine the sentences. Mom made a batch of sugar cookies. Lizzie took some to school.

C. Mom made sugar cookies, and Lizzie took some to school.

A. Mom and Lizzie made sugar cookies and took them to school.

B. Mom made sugar cookies, Lizzie took some to school.

Choose the correct way to combine the sentences: Darren couldn't open the pickle jar. Anna opened it for him.

A. Darren couldn't open the pickle jar, so Anna opened it for him.

B. Darren he couldn't open the pickle jar, so Anna opened it for him.

C. Darren couldn't open the pickle jar, so Anna, she opened it for him.

Choose the correct way to combine the sentences. The kittens couldn't escape from the pen. The mama cat easily slipped over the top.

The kittens couldn't escape from the pen, but the mama cat easily slipped over the top.

The mama and kittens easily couldn't escape from the pen, and they slipped over the top.

The kittens couldn't escape from the pen, and the mama cat she easily slipped over the top.

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 9 and 10? (9) He made his way steadily down. (10) A grin began to spread over his face.

As he made his way steadily down, a grin began to spread over his face.

Since he made his way steadily down with a grin, it began to spread over his face.

He made his way steadily down because a grin began to spread over his face.

He made his way steadily down a grin began to spread over his face.

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 10 and 11? (10) Because they are so large, the mammoths likely would have struggled to climb out of the ravine in time. (11) That would have made it hard to survive the sudden flooding.

Because they are so large, the mammoths likely would have struggled to climb out of the ravine in time to survive the sudden flooding.

Because they are so large, the mammoths likely would have struggled climbing out of the ravine in time surviving the sudden flooding.

Because they are so large, the mammoths likely would have struggled to climb out of the ravine in time, surviving the sudden flooding.

Because they are so large, the mammoths likely would have struggled to climb out of the ravine in time, and to survive the sudden flooding.

Select the BEST way to combine the sentences. Thomas Alva Edison invented the electric bulb. He did this in 1879.

Thomas Alva Edison invented the electric bulb in 1879.

Thomas Alva Edison invented it in 1879. It was the electric bulb.

Thomas Alva Edison invented the electric bulb since 1879.

Thomas Alva Edison invented, in 1879, the electric bulb.

Combining Sentences

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English

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6th - 8th Grade

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Hard

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L.3.1I, L.5.1E, L.3.1E

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