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STUDENT ACTIVITY
SENTENCE COMBINING EXERCISE
Find at least two ways to combine each set of sentences into a single, well-constructed sen-
tence. One set has been combined for you.
Example: Combinations:
The apple is red. 1. The big, shiny red apple snaps when I
The apple is shiny. bite into it.
The apple is big. 2. When I bite into it, the shiny, big red
The apple snaps when I bite into it. apple snaps.
Set I.
The dog heard the crunch.
It was the gravel that had crunched.
The gravel was on the driveway.
The dog perked up his ears.
The dog growled.
The dog raced to the door.
Set II.
Barb stood at the end of the diving board. She glanced down at the upturned faces of her
friends. They were grinning. She wished she had not accepted their dare.
Set III.
The Red Devils were delighted. They had won the game. The Chargers were glum. They had lost the game.
Edit and revise the following sentences by combining them as well as correcting mistakes.
adolf hittler was A germ man. adolf hittler was the leader of the natzee party. adolf hittler Had the big idea
off Creating the final sulooshun. adolf hittler Didnt suckseed in his plan.
Adapted from materials by Marcia Sewall, UCSD