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Sentence Combining Practice

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Sentence Combining Practice

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🤖 Understanding Sentence Combining

What is sentence combining? It's joining two short sentences to make one longer, more interesting sentence!

Example:

Short sentences: The robot was broken. It couldn't help anyone.

Combined sentence: The robot was broken, so it couldn't help anyone.

1. Which sentence sounds better?

The friend machine was amazing. It helped everyone in the class.

The friend machine was amazing because it helped everyone in the class.

Conjunction Word Bank: and, but, so, because, when, while, although, since

✏️ Your Turn to Combine!

Instructions: For each pair of sentences, write TWO different ways to combine them. Then circle your favourite and explain why it's better!

2. Pair 1: The students were arguing. The friend machine started beeping loudly.

Version A: ________________________________________________

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Version B: ________________________________________________

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My favourite is Version _____ because: ________________________

3. Pair 2: Maya felt lonely at school. She decided to build a friendship robot.

Version A: ________________________________________________

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Version B: ________________________________________________

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My favourite is Version _____ because: ________________________

4. Pair 3: The machine helped solve problems. Some students thought it was too noisy.

Version A: ________________________________________________

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Version B: ________________________________________________

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My favourite is Version _____ because: ________________________

👥 Peer Review Checklist

Partner's name: _________________________

5. Check your partner's work:

Are the sentences clear and easy to understand?

Is the punctuation correct?

Do the combined sentences flow smoothly?

Did they use different conjunctions?

Are their explanations thoughtful?

6. One thing my partner did really well:
7. One suggestion to make their writing even better:

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