EF4/5 Sentence combining

Sentence combining- sentence types, styles

SIMPLE

COMPOUND

COMPLEX

TIP

- Be aware of repetition.

Joey came running.

He ran into the classroom.

Joey came running, and he ran into the classroom. REP

Joey came running, and he ran into the classroom.

Joey came running into the fifth grade classroom.

Joey came running into the classroom which was for the fifth grade.

Joey came running into the fifth grade classroom ten minutes late. SIMPLE

2. The teacher stopped writing, looked up, smiled and said softly, “Joey.”

After the teacher stopped writing, she looked up, smiled and said softly, “Joey.”

The teacher stopped writing and looked up; then she smiled and said softly, “Joey.”

3. Joey paused in his conversation, and he was conversing with Aram. REP

Joey paused in his conversation with Aram.

Joey paused in his conversation with Aram when he realized something was wrong.

Joey realized something was wrong, so he paused in his conversation with Aram.

SIMPLE COMPOUND COMPLEX

4. The students pretended to work, and some giggled; all waited for the teacher to say something. COMPOUND

The students waited for the teacher to say something while they giggled and pretended to work. COMPLEX

5. Joey complimented the teacher, and he complimented him on his tie. REP

Joey complimented the teacher, and he complimented him on his tie.

Joey complimented the teacher on his tie.

Joey complimented the teacher on his tie, and he did this quickly.

Joey quickly complimented the teacher on his tie. SIMPLE

6. Everyone, even the teacher, laughed as Joey sat down and began to work. COMPLEX- ADV CL

As Joey sat down and began to work, everyone, even the teacher, laughed. COMPLEX ADV CL

NEW JOB

Angie’s mother accepted a job.

The job was in another province.

The job was higher-paying.

She moved her family.

Angie’s mother accepted a higher-paying job in another province.

Angie’s mother accepted a higher-paying job which was in another province.

Angie’s mother accepted a higher-paying job in another province, so she moved her family.

2. Angie was sad because she said a tearful goodbye to her friends before she left. 2 ADV CL

Before Angie left, she was sad to say a tearful goodbye to her friends.

Sad and tearful, Angie said a tearful goodbye to her friends before she left.

Angie was sad and tearful to say goodbye to her fiends before she left.

3. She arrived at her new school, and she saw hundreds of unfamiliar faces. COMPOUND

She arrived at her new school where she saw hundreds of unfamiliar faces. COMPLEX- ADJ CL

When she arrived at her new school, she saw hundreds of unfamiliar faces. COMPLEX- ADV CL

She saw hundreds of unfamiliar faces in her new school. SIMPLE

She arrived at her new school and saw hundreds of unfamiliar faces. SIMPLE

4. She missed her caring friends who were at her old school.

She missed her friends who were caring who were at her old school. OVERWRITTEN

She missed her caring friends at/from/in her old school. SIMPLE

She missed her friends who were caring at her old school.

She missed the caring/care from her friends at her old school.

5. She had made friends in her classes within a month, so she felt happier.

Within a month, she felt happier because she had made friends in her classes.