It's really good for learning how to write good quality sentences. It's one of the best ways to learn how to write a variety of sentences.
SIMPLE
COMPOUND
COMPLEX
Take short sentences and put them together into.
William Strong - professor
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sentence combining - beginner level
I have a car. The car is red.
I have a red car. I have a car that is red. The car I have is red.
advanced - university level
Sheet 1
1.
The object looks long.
PROCESS - eliminate repetition
The object looks long, and the object looks thin.
Not good writing.
-only add new information
The object looks long and thin, and it measures about 8 inches in length. COMPOUND
the 'ands' are doing different jobs
The object that measures about 8 inches in length looks long and thin. COMPLEX- adj cl
The object looks long, thin and measures about 8 inches in length. not the same word form - parallel
a a v
long, thin and measures parallelism
Writing style - to make our sentences beautiful
The object looks long and thin and measures about 8 inches in length.
long and thin adj & adj
looks and measures v & v
2. The object has many flat sides.
The object appears rounded.
The object has a diameter.
The diameter measures about 1/8 inch.
one eighth - fraction
1/4 one fourth, one quarter
1/3 one third
1/2 one half
2/3 two thirds
3/4 three fourths, three quarters
fourths,
7/8 seven eighths,
$3.60 three dollars and sixty cents
3.6 - 3 point 6
2.75 two point seven five
$2.75 two dollars and seventy five cents
Step 1- eliminate repetition
The object has many flat sides.
The object has many flat sides, but
appears rounded with a
a diameter that
measures about 1/8 inch.
The object has many flat sides, but it appears rounded with a diameter that measures about 1/8 inch.
The object has many flat sides but appears rounded with a diameter that measures about 1/8 inch.
The object has many flat sides but appears rounded with a diameter measuring about 1/8 inch.
3. It comes in many colours outside and inside, but usually the outside is yellow while the inside is greyish black.
It comes in many colours outside and inside; usually, the outside is yellow while the inside is greyish black.
It comes in many colours outside and inside, usually yellow and greyish black, respectively.
I have a thirteen-year-old and a sixteen-year-old, boy and girl, respectively.
It comes in many colours outside which is usually yellow and inside which is usually greyish black.
Proofreading:
On the corner of the street is an old-fashioned ice cream shop
4. There is often writing and number such as a 2 or a 3 along the outside of the object.
5. The top of the object is made of rubber, and it has an aluminum band around it; also, the bottom of the object comes to a sharp point.
The top of the object is made of rubber which has an aluminum band around it; also, the bottom of the object comes to a sharp point.
The top of the object is made of rubber with an aluminum band around it, and the bottom of the object comes to a sharp point.
6. The body of the object appears to be made of wood, but the inside
The body of the object appears to be made of wood while the inside is actually made of lead.
COMPLEX
7. The longer you use the object, the shorter and the duller it gets.
The object gets shorter and duller the longer you use it.
not sharp = dull
8. The object is often used by students,
artists, and office workers. the Oxford comma
The object is often used by students,
artists and office workers.
Either way is OK. It is up to you.
ccc, vvv, and zzz. Oxford comma
ccc, vvv and zzz.
Common error
ccc, vvv, zzz. XXX - forgot the 'and'
Proofreading
ice-cream sundaes - Sunday
comma splice - two sentences joined only by a comma
stool - tall three-legged or four-legged seat
A cat is a four-legged animal.
The many containers are stored behind the counter.
On the wall in back of the counter is a large mirror and wooden shelves.
On the wall in back of the counter are wooden shelves and a large mirror.
There is a hat and three pairs of gloves on the table.
There are three pairs of gloves and a hat on the table.
There are/ Here are
There are large glass jars filled with a variety of brightly coloured candy.
There is a variety of brightly coloured candy.
a variety - We are learning to write a variety of sentences.
"a variety of"
"a little bit of"
"a lot of"
"a collection of"
My son has a huge collection of nerf guns/cars/Pokemon cards/Skylanders.
It adds to the cheerful atmosphere.
The mirror reflects the candy jars and glasses, adding to the cheerful atmosphere of the class.
The mirror reflects the candy jars and glasses which adds to the cheerful atmosphere of the class.
'ing' style
Sarah spent the weekend at home, reading and relaxing.
The mirror reflects the candy jars and glasses, adding to the cheerful atmosphere of the class.
Reflecting the candy jars and glasses, the mirror adds to the cheerful atmosphere of the class.
We study in English class, learning new styles of sentences.
Studying in English class, we learn new styles of sentences.
Great, very natural-sounding sentence style.
Men usually speak 7 000 words a day.
Women usually speak 20 000 words a day.
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