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This document provides an overview of various strategies for combining sentences to enhance clarity and fluency in writing. It features examples highlighting how to use conjunctions like "and," "but," and "or" to connect ideas. The text covers the description of an animal's physical traits and its behavioral patterns across seasons, using complex sentences to convey rich information. It aims to improve writing skills by demonstrating how sentence variety can make prose more engaging and informative.
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Combining sentences 1. The dog followed me home, __ it would not come in the house. 2. She called her friend, ____ they came over. but or so and • and • for • but • or
Combining Sentences 1. They have thick bark. Their leaves are high above the ground. 2. The seed is the size of a tomato seed. A grown tree maybe as tall as a 35-story building The seed is the size of a tomato seed, so a grown tree maybe as tall as a 35- story building. The seed is the size of a tomato seed, for a grown tree maybe as tall as a 35- story building. The seed is the size of a tomato seed, or a grown tree maybe as tall as a 35- story building. The seed is the size of a tomato seed, but a grown tree maybe as tall as a 35- story building. • They have thick bark, but their leaves are high above the ground. • They have thick bark, or their leaves are high above the ground. • They have thick bark, and their leaves are high above the ground. • They have thick bark, for their leaves are high above the ground.
Combining sentences 1. Their bodies are covered with rough, hair like feathers. Their gray legs are short and stout 2. Whales spend the summer near Alaska. In winter they swim south. Whales spend the summer near Alaska, so in winter they swim south. Whales spend the summer near Alaska in the winter they swim south. Whales spend the summer near Alaska and in winter they swim south. Whales spend the summer near Alaska, but in winter they swim south. • Their bodies are covered with rough, hair like feathers, yet their gray legs are short and stout. • Their bodies are covered with rough, hair like feathers, because their gray legs are short and stout. • Their bodies are covered with rough, hair like feathers, so their gray legs are short and stout. • Their bodies are covered with rough, hair like feathers, and their gray legs are short and stout.
