Joining simple sentences together

The humpback whale is a large marine animal. It can grow up to 16m long.

• The humpback whale is a large marine mammal, and it grows up.

• The humpback whale can grow 16 meters because it is a marine mammal.

• The humpback whale is a large marine mammal that can grow up to 16 meters long.

• The humpback whale is large, and the ocean is its home.

Arctic terns migrate the longest distance of any bird. They travel from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back.

• The Arctic tern flies all the time because it is a bird.

• The Arctic tern is the longest bird that travels far.

• The Arctic tern likes to visit cold places to rest.

• The Arctic tern migrates the longest distance of any bird, traveling from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back.

Wildebeest migrate across Africa. They search for fresh grass and water.

• Wildebeest migrate across Africa to search for fresh grass and water.

• Wildebeest migrate, but they don’t look for food.

• Wildebeest like to eat grass because they are in Africa.

• Wildebeest go places.

Green sea turtles travel thousands of kilometres to lay eggs. They return to the same beaches where they were born.

• Green sea turtles swim far because they don’t like their home.

• Green sea turtles travel thousands of kilometers to lay their eggs, always returning to the same beaches where they were born.

• Green sea turtles lay eggs in different places every time.

• Green sea turtles travel because they get lost.

Caribou live in the Arctic. They migrate in large herds to find food in winter.

• Caribou live in the Arctic, but they never move.

• Caribou do not like winter, so they live in the Arctic.

• Caribou migrate in large herds during winter to find food.

• Caribou find food, and they also have fur.

Salmon are fish that migrate. They swim upstream to lay eggs in freshwater rivers.

• Salmon are fish that migrate by swimming upstream to lay eggs in freshwater rivers.

• Salmon go to the river for fun.

• Salmon lay eggs in lakes so they don’t have to swim.

• Salmon like to live in the ocean forever.

Monarch butterflies are famous for their migration. They fly thousands of kilometres to reach warmer places.

• Monarch butterflies like to fly, and warm places are nice.

• Monarch butterflies fly places, so they are famous.

• Monarch butterflies are famous because they fly far to reach warmer places.

• Monarch butterflies are famous for their migration, as they fly thousands of kilometers to reach warmer places.

• Gray whales travel from cold Arctic waters to warmer Mexican waters. They do this to give birth to their calves.

• Gray whales travel from cold Arctic waters to warmer Mexican waters to give birth to their calves.

• Gray whales don’t like the Arctic, so they move to Mexico.

• Gray whales like warm water so they go there for fun.

• Gray whales have calves in cold Artic waters and in warm Mexican waters.