Monday, 20 June 2016

EF2/3 Sentence Combining Test

1. The teenagers meet after school at the river.
2. They meet for a barbecue and go for a swim. SIMPLE
They meet for a barbecue, and they go for a swim. COMPOUND
They meet for a barbecue; also, they go for a swim. semicolon
3. Some kids bring stereos and play dance music.
Some kids bring stereos, and the play music, and the music is dance music. VERY LOW QUALITY SENTENCE
Some kids bring stereos because they play dance music.
Some kids bring stereos who that play dance music.
4. Everybody brings food and drinks such as pizza, snacks, pop and juice.
5. They enjoy the freedom (that is) from parents and teachers.
They enjoy the freedom that is from parents and teachers. SV
6. They have fun and party until midnight. 'party' is a verb
They have fun, and they party until midnight.
They have fun, so they party until midnight.

The party goes until midnight. 'party' is a noun

They have fun, so the party XXX goes/continues until midnight.

7. They clean up, pack up their things, and dgo home.
8. They will come back when the weather is warm. COMPLEX-adverb clause
They will come back if the weather is warm.
They will come back because the weather is warm.
They will come back while the weather is warm.
The weather will be warm, so they will come back.

9. They will do the same fun things.
They will do the same things which are fun.
They will do the same things because the things are fun.
10. They will enjoy and remember these nights; their memories will last a lifetime.
 They will remember the joy of these nights, and their memories will last a lifetime.



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