SENTENCE COMBINING

Simon Nham

What is sentence combining?

Sentence combining is: Making the sentence smoother Easier to understand or clarify Putting detailed sentence of two or more

short, choppy sentences

Short sentences are easy to read, but several of them in a row can become so monotonous that meaning gets lost.

In other words, it gets you or the reader BORED.

Example

A BMW screamed around the corner.The BMW was fire-red.It screeched to a stop in front of the doors.The doors led into the school.

The fire-red BMW screamed around the corner and screeched to a stop in front of the school doors.

Screaming around the corner, the fire-red BMW screeched to a stop in front of the school doors.

Different ways to combine sentences

Punctuation- combining sentences using punctuation marks such as dash (-), semicolons(;) and colons (:)

Coordination- combining sentences using conjunction words such as FANBOYS

Subordination- making one sentence more important than the other ( one independent and one dependent clause)

Reduction- reducing sentences into phrases Apposition-the second expression that is

supporting the first expression

Quiz

1. Hartford is the capital of Connecticut. It is the second largest city in the state.

2. Hartford was once known as an industrial center. It was the home of several manufacturers. They made firearms, typewriters, bicycles, and even cars.

Answers

1. Hartford, the second largest city in the state, is the capital of Connecticut.

2. Once known as an industrial center, Hartford was the home of manufacturers of firearms, typewriters, bicycles, and even cars.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/combining_quiz2.htm

http://eslus.com/LESSONS/GRAMMAR/COMBINE/S1.htm

http://www.slideshare.net/derrallg/sentence-combining-part-one/