Revise these paragraphs using compound and complex sentences. Paragraph 1: It was a dark and stormy night. The wind was high. The trees waved and crashed against the barn. I looked around me and saw that I wasn’t alone. A man stood behind me. He was tall. He was mean. He had a knife. It was shining in the moonlight. It was long and slender. He reached back. He stabbed with it. I jumped out of the way. I ran away.
Paragraph 1: It was a dark and stormy night,the wind was high. The trees waved and crashed against the barn. I looked around me and saw that I wasn’t alone, a man stood behind me. He was tall and mean. He had a knife , i
t was long and slender, it was shining in the moonlight. He reached back and stabbed with it , then I jumped out of the way and ran away.
Paragraph 2: Tom prefers baseball to basketball. Baseball seems more interesting to Tom. Tom feels baseball is a gentleman’s sport. Baseball is more structured than basketball. Baseball requires athletes to use more skill than aggression when playing. Tom respects baseball players the most because of this.
Paragraph 2: Tom prefers baseball to basketball , but baseball seems more interesting to Tom. Tom feels baseball is a gentleman’s sport ,because baseball is more structured than basketball. Baseball requires athletes to use more skill than aggression when playing. So Tom respects baseball players the most because of this.
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Exercise #2
Combine each set of short sentences and fragments into one sentence.
1. I always order cheese fries, the reason why is because they're my favorite.
2. Bob was my boyfriend ,that was in high school;we dated for about eight months, before I met Mike.
3. The tree fell on the house,this was a sycamore; because of the high winds but my grandmother wasn't hurt.
4. My dog's name is George,he is a Golden Retriever; he loves to play Frisbee also loves to swim too.
5. My parents gave me a car, that is why I'm able to afford to go to college; I'm a cashier ,and I still work part-time in Wal-mart. Combine these six pairs of sentences using the coordinating conjunctions listed below. Use each conjunction only one time. and, but, or, so, yet, nor
6. Some students stay on the sidewalks and cut across the grass.
7. Students have to park far from their classrooms, so they are often late for class.
8. Trash cans have been placed all over campus, yet students still throw garbage on the ground.
9. The administration promised to improve dining hall service,but the quality of the food is actually worse this year.
10. These students do not respect the feelings of others, nor don't seem to respect themselves.
11. We must stand up for our rights today, or may find ourselves with no rights at all.
Combine the same sentences above using the subordinating conjunctions listed below. Again, use each conjunction only one time. unless, because, even though, while, although, though
12. Some students stay on the sidewalks,even though some students cut across the grass.
13. Students have to park far from their classrooms,though they are often late for class.
14. Trash cans have been placed all over campus, although students still throw garbage on the ground.
15. The administration promised to improve dining hall service, because the quality of the food is actually worse this year.
16. These students do not respect the feelings of others. They do seem to respect themselves.
17.We must stand up for our rights today. We may find ourselves with no rights at all.
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Exercise #7
Sentence Combining Worksheets
Knowing how to combine sentences is essential when writing. If you were unable to properly combine sentences, each sentence would be very short, simple and boring. Unfortunately, the rules for combining sentences can be somewhat complex. This worksheet helps with some examples of sentences to combine so you can get lots of practice combining sentences.
Simple Sentence Combining Worksheet
Combine the following sentences with a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).
1) She went to work, but she did not want to go.
2) The scientists trained him well, and helped him find a job when his training was through.
3) Grizzly bears and Polar bears are fierce, territorial animals.
4) Mark told me not to come with him, but he looked longingly at me as I left.
5) I will not give in to you, so I will not let you push me around.
6) He loves to drive during the day,so they will let him drive before 9pm.
7) My cat was hungry,because it had not eaten since breakfast.
8) They couldn’t think of anything better to do, nor they decided to baby-sit for the family.
9) A book can be a lot of fun to read,but book can be boring.
10) That movie looks great, yet I would love to come see it with you.
Sentence Combining Using Subordinating Conjunctions
Combine the following sentences with a subordinating conjunction (after all, although, because, before, however, therefore). This may require a semicolon!
11) They made plans to go, therefore, they ended up not being able to make it.
12) Some say that dogs are friendlier than cats, however, cats can also be extremely loving.
13) What we’ve accomplished is a milestone;however, let’s raise our glasses for a toast.
14) Dr. Johnson ate a big meal;however, he went to work afterward.
15) I simply cannot get out of bed, because I am too tired.
16) Don’t give me a hard time. although we’ve been close friends for so long.
17) We don’t believe the way you do, because our culture is very different from yours.
18)However, I can’t believe that you would do something so crazy, if I were you, I might do the same.
19) The two weren’t always this close, when she died, therefore they became closer.
20) I refused to talk about it ; because I was put in jail.
Sentence Combining with Subjects and Verbs
The following sentences share either the same subject or the same verb. Combine the sentences however you can.
21) Mr. Brown and his pet monkey Ralph walked to the store
22) The cactus is thirsty, because it is not getting enough sunlight.
23) My mug is no longer in the cupboard.
24) Drew’s dog and Janine’s dog jumped into the air .
25) The book fell to the floor,It opened to a page I had never read before.
26) Your face has scars on it, but it also looks friendly.
27) Why did you say that extremely rude word?
28) Everyone is lying to me and trying to keep me from learning what they know.
29) Stop dancing and sit back down in your chair.
30) Thomas’ friends seemed so strange ,and hanging up every time they called.
Exercise #1
Revise these paragraphs using compound and complex sentences.
Paragraph 1: It was a dark and stormy night. The wind was high. The trees waved and crashed against the barn. I looked around me and saw that I wasn’t alone. A man stood behind me. He was tall. He was mean. He had a knife. It was shining in the moonlight. It was long and slender. He reached back. He stabbed with it. I jumped out of the way. I ran away.
Paragraph 1: It was a dark and stormy night,the wind was high. The trees waved and crashed against the barn. I looked around me and saw that I wasn’t alone, a man stood behind me. He was tall and mean. He had a knife , i
t was long and slender, it was shining in the moonlight. He reached back and stabbed with it , then I jumped out of the way and ran away.
Paragraph 2: Tom prefers baseball to basketball. Baseball seems more interesting to Tom. Tom feels baseball is a gentleman’s sport. Baseball is more structured than basketball. Baseball requires athletes to use more skill than aggression when playing. Tom respects baseball players the most because of this.
Paragraph 2: Tom prefers baseball to basketball , but baseball seems more interesting to Tom. Tom feels baseball is a gentleman’s sport ,because baseball is more structured than basketball. Baseball requires athletes to use more skill than aggression when playing. So Tom respects baseball players the most because of this.
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Exercise #2
Combine each set of short sentences and fragments into one sentence.1. I always order cheese fries, the reason why is because they're my favorite.
2. Bob was my boyfriend ,that was in high school;we dated for about eight months, before I met Mike.
3. The tree fell on the house,this was a sycamore; because of the high winds but my grandmother wasn't hurt.
4. My dog's name is George,he is a Golden Retriever; he loves to play Frisbee also loves to swim too.
5. My parents gave me a car, that is why I'm able to afford to go to college; I'm a cashier ,and I still work part-time in Wal-mart.
Combine these six pairs of sentences using the coordinating conjunctions listed below. Use each conjunction only one time.
and, but, or, so, yet, nor
6. Some students stay on the sidewalks and cut across the grass.
7. Students have to park far from their classrooms, so they are often late for class.
8. Trash cans have been placed all over campus, yet students still throw garbage on the ground.
9. The administration promised to improve dining hall service,but the quality of the food is actually worse this year.
10. These students do not respect the feelings of others, nor don't seem to respect themselves.
11. We must stand up for our rights today, or may find ourselves with no rights at all.
Combine the same sentences above using the subordinating conjunctions listed below. Again, use each conjunction only one time.
unless, because, even though, while, although, though
12. Some students stay on the sidewalks,even though some students cut across the grass.
13. Students have to park far from their classrooms,though they are often late for class.
14. Trash cans have been placed all over campus, although students still throw garbage on the ground.
15. The administration promised to improve dining hall service, because the quality of the food is actually worse this year.
16. These students do not respect the feelings of others. They do seem to respect themselves.
17.We must stand up for our rights today. We may find ourselves with no rights at all.
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Exercise #7
Sentence Combining Worksheets
Knowing how to combine sentences is essential when writing. If you were unable to properly combine sentences, each sentence would be very short, simple and boring. Unfortunately, the rules for combining sentences can be somewhat complex. This worksheet helps with some examples of sentences to combine so you can get lots of practice combining sentences.Simple Sentence Combining Worksheet
Combine the following sentences with a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).1) She went to work, but she did not want to go.
2) The scientists trained him well, and helped him find a job when his training was through.
3) Grizzly bears and Polar bears are fierce, territorial animals.
4) Mark told me not to come with him, but he looked longingly at me as I left.
5) I will not give in to you, so I will not let you push me around.
6) He loves to drive during the day,so they will let him drive before 9pm.
7) My cat was hungry,because it had not eaten since breakfast.
8) They couldn’t think of anything better to do, nor they decided to baby-sit for the family.
9) A book can be a lot of fun to read,but book can be boring.
10) That movie looks great, yet I would love to come see it with you.
Sentence Combining Using Subordinating Conjunctions
Combine the following sentences with a subordinating conjunction (after all, although, because, before, however, therefore). This may require a semicolon!11) They made plans to go, therefore, they ended up not being able to make it.
12) Some say that dogs are friendlier than cats, however, cats can also be extremely loving.
13) What we’ve accomplished is a milestone;however, let’s raise our glasses for a toast.
14) Dr. Johnson ate a big meal;however, he went to work afterward.
15) I simply cannot get out of bed, because I am too tired.
16) Don’t give me a hard time. although we’ve been close friends for so long.
17) We don’t believe the way you do, because our culture is very different from yours.
18)However, I can’t believe that you would do something so crazy, if I were you, I might do the same.
19) The two weren’t always this close, when she died, therefore they became closer.
20) I refused to talk about it ; because I was put in jail.
Sentence Combining with Subjects and Verbs
The following sentences share either the same subject or the same verb. Combine the sentences however you can.21) Mr. Brown and his pet monkey Ralph walked to the store
22) The cactus is thirsty, because it is not getting enough sunlight.
23) My mug is no longer in the cupboard.
24) Drew’s dog and Janine’s dog jumped into the air .
25) The book fell to the floor,It opened to a page I had never read before.
26) Your face has scars on it, but it also looks friendly.
27) Why did you say that extremely rude word?
28) Everyone is lying to me and trying to keep me from learning what they know.
29) Stop dancing and sit back down in your chair.
30) Thomas’ friends seemed so strange ,and hanging up every time they called.