Combining Sentences: Techniques and Strategies

This video tutorial focuses on teaching students how to combine sentences using various methods. It covers forming compound sentences with conjunctions, combining sentences with the same subject or predicate, using appositives, adjectives, adverbs, and prepositional phrases. The lesson aims to enhance students' grammar skills by providing examples and explanations for each method.

What is the BEST way to combine these two sentences?

John talks about Disney World a lot. He has never been there.

• John talks about Disney World a lot, but he has never been there.

• John talks about Disney World a lot, and he has never been there.

• John talks about Disney World a lot, so he has never been there.

• John talks about Disney World a lot, or he has never been there.

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What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?

Julia plays the violin. Julia runs track.

• Julia plays the violin, and runs track.

• Julia plays the violin and runs track.
• Julia plays the violin and she also runs track.

• Julia plays the violin while running track.

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What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?

Eli Manning was a quarterback in the NFL.

Peyton Manning was a quarterback in the NFL.

• Eli and Peyton Manning were quarterbacks in the NFL.

• Eli Manning was a quarterback in the NFL and Peyton too.

• The NFL had two quarterbacks that were Eli and Peyton Manning

• Eli Manning was a quarterback in the NFL, and Peyton Manning was a quarterback in the NFL.

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What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?

Jimmy is the fastest boy in 8th grade.

Jimmy is competing in the track meet this Saturday.

• Jimmy is competing in the track meet this Saturday, and Jimmy is the fastest boy in 8th grade

• The fastest boy in 8th grade is competing in the track meet this Saturday.

• Jimmy, the fastest boy in 8th grade, is competing in the track meet this Saturday.

• Jimmy is competing in the track meet this Saturday as the fastest boy in 8th grade.