EF3/4 Sentence combining exercises "Bungee Jumping"

bungee - elastic rope

1. The moment of truth arrived.
Max had felt raw panic.

moment of truth- idiom the time when you have to make a decision

raw panic - raw emotions - intense emotions

The moment of truth arrived.
Max had felt raw panic.

OPTIONS - simple, compound, complex
The moment of truth arrived, and Max had felt raw panic. COMPOUND
The moment of truth arrived, so Max had felt raw panic. COMPOUND
The moment of truth arrived; then Max had felt raw panic. COMPOUND with a semicolon
When the moment of truth arrived, Max had felt raw panic. COMPLEX- adverb clause
Because the moment of truth arrived, Max had felt raw panic. COMPLEX- adverb clause
Max had felt raw panic because the moment of truth arrived. COMPLEX- adverb clause

2. He stood atop the bungee tower.
He felt a jackhammer in his chest.
He stood atop the bungee tower and felt a jackhammer in his chest. SIMPLE
He stood atop the bungee tower, and he felt a jackhammer in his chest. COMPOUND
When/Because/While/After he stood atop the bungee tower, he felt a jackhammer in his chest. COMPLEX -ADV CL

3. His mind screamed one repeated thought, "What am I doing here?" quotation marks

Joan said, "Please, come over for supper."

4. Far below was the parking lot where car windows glinted in the sun. COMPLEX
Far below was the parking lot, and car windows glinted in the sun. COMPOUND
Far below was the parking lot, also car windows glinted in the sun. XXX
Far below was the parking lot; also, car windows glinted in the sun. COMPOUND with semicolon
HIGHER LEVEL  S V; also, S V.

far above, far away - great distance

5. Traffic streamed by on the highway.

stream (n) - small river
stream (v) to flow
Jean streamed a movie on the internet.
We can stream video by Skype.
I streamed the FIFA Women's soccer game.


Traffic streamed by on the highway. A small plane droned in the distance.

drone (v) - low monotonous sound
The airplane engine droned as it flew by.
The teacher droned on and on about math.
Your husband droned on and on about nothing. 
He is a motormouth. 
drone (n) - unmanned airplane

Traffic streamed by on the highway, and asmall plane droned in the distance. COMPOUND
Traffic streamed by on the highway; also, a small plane droned in the distance.
Traffic streamed by on the highway; at the same time, a small plane droned in the distance.
Traffic streamed by on the highway while a small plane droned in the distance. COMPLEX
Traffic streamed by on the highway as a small plane droned in the distance. COMPLEX

6. Max squeezed his eyes shut and wished he'd never accepted the dare. SIMPLE
When Max squeezed his eyes shut, he wished he'd never accepted the dare. COMPLEX
dare - challenge
Kids might say, "I dare you to ask that girl to dance."
"I double dare you to knock on that door."
"You are a chicken." English - You are too scared.

7. "You're eighteen, but you're going to die," he told himself.
"You're only eighteen, but you're going to die," he told himself.

8. Then suddenly he was weightless, and he was falling headlong toward earth. COMPOUND
headlong - headfirst
Then suddenly he was weightless and falling headlong toward earth. SIMPLE