EF5/6 Sentence combining

sentence combining - very good way to learn to write sentences
excellent practice - very practical
much more effective than studying grammar

take several sentence - take important information in each sentence and then put it togther into one sentence


1. I like Italian cooking. KERNEL
kernel - centre
everything will be build around the kernel

I like Italian cooking.
I like Chinese cooking. Find new information, avoid repetition

I like Italian cooking.
Chinese ADD THIS WORD

I like Italian and Chinese cooking.

I like Italian cooking, and I like Chinese cooking. poor writing, poor style,not beautiful, not elegant
it is unnecessarily repetitive


I like Italian and Chinese cooking. short, concise

I like Italian and Chinese cooking.
They are both different. FIND NEW INFORMATION

I like Italian and Chinese cooking
They are both different

SIMPLE COMPOUND COMPLEX

I like Italian and Chinese cooking, but they are both different. COMPOUND
I like Italian and Chinese cooking even though they are both different. COMPLEX - adv cl
I like Italian and Chinese cooking that are both different. COMPLEX - adj cl
I like Italian and Chinese cooking; I think they are both different. COMPOUND COMPLEX - n cl

2. They are both spicy although Italian cooks use garlic and oregano while Chinese cooks often use ginger and hot pepper.
Although Italian cooks use garlic and oregano while Chinese cooks often use ginger and hot pepper, they are both spicy.
Although Italian cooks use garlic and oregano,  Chinese cooks often use ginger and hot pepper, while they are both spicy. XXX
Italian cooks use garlic and oregano; on the other hand, Chinese cooks often use ginger and hot pepper although they are both spicy.
Italian cooks use garlic and oregano unlike Chinese cooks who often use ginger and hot pepper; nevertheless, they are both spicy.

You have to pick your writing style.

3. The Italians use a lot of tomato sauce unlike the Chinese who use bean, soy, and duck sauce. XXX
The Italians use a lot of tomato sauce unlike the Chinese who use bean sauce, soy sauce, and duck sauce.
The Italians use a lot of tomato sauce unlike the Chinese who use bean, soy, and duck sauces.
The Italians use a lot of tomato sauce unlike the Chinese who use different sauces such as bean, soy, and duck.
The Italians use a lot of tomato sauce unlike the Chinese who use different sauces: bean, soy, and duck.
; semicolon
: colon
Mary has three kids: two girls and a boy.
Sarah has lived in five countries: Canada, Mexico, Taiwan, Iran, and Somalia.

4. An Italian meal is usually served with wine; however, a Chinese meal is usually served with tea. COMPOUND
An Italian meal is usually served with wine while a Chinese meal is usually served with tea. COMPLEX- adv cl

while - 2 meaning: at the same time, showing a difference

Sarah is very tall while her sister is short.
Canada has a lot of snow while Vietnam the Philippines has no snow.
Canada has a lot of snow; on the other hand, the Philippines has no snow.

5. No Italian meal is complete without something
a loaf of delicious Italian bread, but the Chinese never serve bread of any kind.
...the Chinese never serve any kind of bread. MORE COMMONLY USED 
I am a vegetarian; I don't eat any kind of meat.
I am a vegetarian; I don't eat meat of any kind.

6. Another difference between Italian and Chinese cooking is that most Italian dishes are baked while most Chinese dishes are cooked in hot oil.

7. Also, Italians eat a lot of pasta, and Chinese eat a lot of vegetables white rice.

-paella from Spain

8. Although they are not alike, I enjoy Italian and Chinese food.
Although they are not alike, I enjoy both Italian and Chinese food.