EF3/4 Sentence combining "Dad at Home"

Dad at Home
1. Jackie's dad is a truck driver.
He has driven for twenty years.
COMBINE THEM
Jackie's dad is a truck driver, and he has driven for twenty years. COMPOUND
Jackie's dad has been a truck driver for twenty years. SIMPLE
Jackie's dad is a truck driver who has driven for twenty years. COMPLEX

He is taking a year off.
He will be with Jackie.
COMBINE
He is taking a year off, and he will be with Jackie.
He is taking a year off with Jackie.
He is taking a year off to be with Jackie.

2. He now works at home.
FIND NEW INFORMATION. AVOID REPETITION/REPEAT
He works with Jackie.

He now works at home, and he works with Jackie. NOT GOOD STYLE, REP

He now works at home with Jackie. BETTER STYLE

He now works at home with Jackie.
He works as a parent.
He now works as a parent at home with Jackie.
He now works at home as a parent with Jackie.
He now works at home with Jackie as a parent.
The parenting is a full-time job.

He now works at home with Jackie as a full-time parent.

His full-time job now is working at home with Jackie as a parent.

DO WHAT YOU CAN. IF YOU CAN'T COMBINE THEM ALL, THAT'S OK. JUST DO SOME OF THEM.

3. They clean and repair the house.
They cook the meals, shop, and have fun.

LET'S TRY TO JOIN THESE TOGETHER
They clean and repair the house.
They cook the meals, shop, and have fun.

After they clean and repair the house,
they cook the meals, shop, and have fun.

They clean and repair the house; also, they cook the meals, shop, and have fun.

They clean and repair the house, cook the meals, shop, and have fun.

We come to school, study English, and have a good time together.

WE ARE BUILDING OUR ABILITY TO WRITE SENTENCES

4. They play in the afternoon, paint, picnic, go to the movies, and cycle.
In the afternoon, they play , paint, picnic, go to the movies, and cycle.
In the afternoon, they cycle to the movies, play, paint, or have a picnic.

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She likes fish, cats, dogs, horses. XXX
She likes fish, cats, dogs, and horses.

5. Jackie is four, and she enjoys each day spent with her dad. COMPOUND
Jackie who is four enjoys each day spent with her dad. COMPLEX - adj cl
Jackie who is four enjoys spending each day with her dad.

I like talking to you.
She enjoys going for a walk with her dog.