Professor Joshua Belknap | Co Req ML | FALL 2024

12/9/24: Sentence Combining

Instructions:

Combine the following pairs of sentences into a single sentence. Use appropriate conjunctions, relative clauses, or other strategies to combine the sentences into complex or compound forms.

Please post your combined sentences below in the comment section.


1.

Sentences:

  • The sky was clear.
  • The stars were visible.

Your Combined Sentence:


2.

Sentences:

  • Maria loves reading books.
  • She also enjoys watching movies.

Your Combined Sentence:


3.

Sentences:

  • He was tired.
  • He didn’t go to bed early.

Your Combined Sentence:


4.

Sentences:

  • The cake was delicious.
  • I ate two pieces of it.

Your Combined Sentence:


5.

Sentences:

  • They decided to go on a road trip.
  • They had already planned to visit the beach.

Your Combined Sentence:


6.

Sentences:

  • John didn’t want to go to the party.
  • He decided to stay home instead.

Your Combined Sentence:


7.

Sentences:

  • The book was very interesting.
  • It had a lot of complex themes.

Your Combined Sentence:


8.

Sentences:

  • She likes classical music.
  • She also enjoys jazz.

Your Combined Sentence:


9.

Sentences:

  • The concert tickets were expensive.
  • They sold out quickly.

Your Combined Sentence:


10.

Sentences:

  • I couldn’t attend the meeting.
  • I was feeling unwell.

Your Combined Sentence:


11.

Sentences:

  • The movie was long.
  • It was also very entertaining.

Your Combined Sentence:


12.

Sentences:

  • She studied hard for the exam.
  • She didn’t do well on it.

Your Combined Sentence:


13.

Sentences:

  • The sun was setting.
  • The sky turned orange and pink.

Your Combined Sentence:


14.

Sentences:

  • I wanted to go swimming.
  • It started raining heavily.

Your Combined Sentence:


15.

Sentences:

  • We missed the bus.
  • We had to walk to school.

Your Combined Sentence:


Bonus (Advanced) Sentence Combining

16.

Sentences:

  • The new restaurant is popular.
  • It offers a variety of dishes.
  • It is located near the city center.

Your Combined Sentence:


17.

Sentences:

  • She didn’t enjoy the book.
  • The characters were too flat.
  • The plot was predictable.

Your Combined Sentence:


18.

Sentences:

  • We waited for the train.
  • We didn’t have any snacks.
  • It was very hot outside.

Your Combined Sentence:


19.

Sentences:

  • The children played outside.
  • They built a sandcastle.
  • They also collected seashells.

Your Combined Sentence:


20.

Sentences:

  • She forgot to bring her textbook.
  • She had to borrow one from a classmate.
  • She was embarrassed.
  • Your Combined Sentence:

9 Comments

  1. Sophia

    The sky was clear. The stars were visible.

    -The stars were visible because the sky was clear. 

    Maria loves reading books. She also enjoys watching movies.

    – Maria loves readings books but she also enjoys watching movies.

    He was tired. He didn’t go to bed early.

    – He didn’t go to bed early so he was tired.

    The cake was delicious. I ate two pieces of it.

    – Because the cake was delicious, I ate two pieces of it

    They decided to go on a road trip. They had already planned to visit the beach.

    – They decides to go on a road trip, but they had already planned to visit the beach. 

    John didn’t want to go to the party. He decided to stay home instead.

    – John didn’t want to go to the party so he decided to stay home instead.

    The book was very interesting. It had a lot of complex themes.

    – Even though the book was very interesting, It had a lot of complex themes.  

    She likes classical music. She also enjoys jazz.

    – She likes classical music and she also enjoys jazz. 

    She forgot to bring her textbook. She had to borrow one from a classmate. She was embarrassed.

    – She was embarrassed because she forgot to bring her textbook, so she had to borrow one form her classmate. 

  2. Rafael Marin

    1.

    Sentences:

    • The sky was clear.
    • The stars were visible.

    Your Combined Sentence:

    The sky was clear, so the stars were visible.

    2.

    Sentences:

    • Maria loves reading books.
    • She also enjoys watching movies.

    Your Combined Sentence:

    Maria loves reading books, and she also enjoys watching movies.

    3.

    Sentences:

    • He was tired.
    • He didn’t go to bed early.

    Although he was tired, he didn’t go to bed early.

    4.

    Sentences:

    • The cake was delicious.
    • I ate two pieces of it.

    Your Combined Sentence:

    The cake was so delicious that I ate two pieces of it.

    5.

    Sentences:

    • They decided to go on a road trip.
    • They had already planned to visit the beach.

    Your Combined Sentence:

    They decided to go on a road trip since they had already planned to visit the beach.

    6.

    Sentences:

    • John didn’t want to go to the party.
    • He decided to stay home instead.

    Your Combined Sentence:

    John didn’t want to go to the party, so he decided to stay home instead.

    7.

    Sentences:

    • The book was very interesting.
    • It had a lot of complex themes.

    Your Combined Sentence:

    The book was very interesting because it had a lot of complex themes.

    8.

    Sentences:

    • She likes classical music.
    • She also enjoys jazz.

    Your Combined Sentence: 

    She likes classical music, and she also enjoys jazz.

    9.

    Sentences:

    • The concert tickets were expensive.
    • They sold out quickly.

    Your Combined Sentence:

    The concert tickets were expensive, yet they sold out quickly.

    10.

    Sentences:

    • I couldn’t attend the meeting.
    • I was feeling unwell.

    Your Combined Sentence:

    I couldn’t attend the meeting because I was feeling unwell.

    11.

    Sentences:

    • The movie was long.
    • It was also very entertaining.

    Your Combined Sentence: 

    The movie was long, but it was also very entertaining.

    12.

    Sentences:

    • She studied hard for the exam.
    • She didn’t do well on it.

    Your Combined Sentence:

    Although she studied hard for the exam, she didn’t do well on it.

    13.

    Sentences:

    • The sun was setting.
    • The sky turned orange and pink.

    Your Combined Sentence:

    As the sun was setting, the sky turned orange and pink.

    14.

    Sentences:

    • I wanted to go swimming.
    • It started raining heavily.

    Your Combined Sentence:

    I wanted to go swimming, but it started raining heavily.

    15.

    Sentences:

    • We missed the bus.
    • We had to walk to school.

    Your Combined Sentence: 

    Since we missed the bus, we had to walk to school.

    Bonus (Advanced) Sentence Combining

    16.

    Sentences:

    • The new restaurant is popular.
    • It offers a variety of dishes.
    • It is located near the city center.

    Your Combined Sentence:

    The new restaurant, which is located near the city center, is popular because it offers a variety of dishes.

    17.

    Sentences:

    • She didn’t enjoy the book.
    • The characters were too flat.
    • The plot was predictable.

    Your Combined Sentence:

    She didn’t enjoy the book because the characters were too flat and the plot was predictable.

    18.

    Sentences:

    • We waited for the train.
    • We didn’t have any snacks.
    • It was very hot outside.

    Your Combined Sentence:

    We waited for the train without any snacks, and it was very hot outside.

    19.

    Sentences:

    • The children played outside.
    • They built a sandcastle.
    • They also collected seashells.

    Your Combined Sentence:

    The children played outside, where they built a sandcastle and collected seashells.

    20.

    Sentences:

    • She forgot to bring her textbook.
    • She had to borrow one from a classmate.
    • She was embarrassed.
    • Your Combined Sentence:

    She forgot to bring her textbook, so she had to borrow one from a classmate, which made her feel embarrassed.

  3. Angela Nesmy

    1. The stars were visible because the sky was clear.
    2. Maria loves reading books and watching movies.
    3. He didn’t go to bed early thats why he’s tired.
    4. Because the cake was delicious, I ate two pieces of it.
    5. They planned to visit the beach thats why they decided to go on a road trip.
    6. John decided to stay at home because he didn’t want to go to the party.
    7. The book had a lot of complex themes which makes it interesting.
    8. She enjoys classical and jazz music.
    9. The concert tickets sold out quickly, although it’s expensive.
    10. I was feeling unwell so I couldn’t attend the meeting.
    11. Although the movie was long, it was very entertaining.
    12. She didn’t do well on her exam although she studied hard for it. 
    13. The sky turned orange and pink as the sun was setting.
    14. I wanted to go swimming but it started raining heavily.
    15. Since we missed the bus, we had to walk to school.
    16. The new restaurant located near the city center is popular, because they offer a variety of dishes.
    17. She didn’t enjoy the book because the characters were too flat and the plot was predictable.
    18. It was very hot outside while we waited for the train and we didn’t have any snacks.
    19. The children built sandcastle and collected seashells as they played outside.
    20. She was embarrassed to borrow one from a classmate because she forgot to bring her textbook. 
  4. Maria

    1.     The sky was clear, so the stars were visible.

    2.     Maria loves reading books, but she also enjoys watching movies.

    3.     He didn’t go to bed early, so he was tired.

    4.     The cake was delicious, I ate two pieces of it.

    5.     They decided to go on a road trip because they had already planned to visit the beach.

    6.     John didn’t want to go to the party, so he decided to stay home instead.

    7.     The book was very interesting and had a lot of complex themes.

    8.     She likes classical music and also enjoys jazz.

    9.     The concert tickets were expensive, but they sold out quickly.

    10. I couldn’t attend the meeting because I was feeling unwell.

    11. The movie was long, but it was also very entertaining.

    12. She studied hard for the exam, sadly she didn’t do well on it.

    13. When the sun was setting, the sky turned orange and pink.

    14. When I wanted to go swimming, it started raining heavily.

    15. We had to walk to school because we missed the bus.

    16. The new restaurant is popular, it offers a variety of dishes, and it is located near the city center.

    17. She didn’t enjoy the book because the characters were too flat, and the plot was predictable.

    18. We waited for the train, we didn’t have any snacks, and it was very hot outside.

    19. When the children played outside, they built a sandcastle and also collected seashells.

    20. She forgot to bring her textbook, so she had to borrow one from a classmate, she was embarrassed. 

  5. Qianying Zheng

    1.The stars were visible because the sky was clear.

    2.Maria loves reading books and she also enjoys watching movies.

    3.He was tired because he didn’t go to bed early.

    4.The cake was delicious so I ate two pieces of it.

    5. They decided to go on a road trip but they had already planned to visit the beach.

    6.John didn’t want to go to the party because he decided to stay home instead.

    7. The book was very interesting and it had a lot of complex themes.

    8. She likes classical music but she also enjoys jazz.

    9. The concert tickets were expensive but they sold out quickly.

    10. I couldn’t attend the meeting because I was feeling unwell.

    11. The movie was long and it was also very entertaining.

    12. She studied hard for the exam but also she didn’t do well on it.

    13. The sun was setting so the sky turned orange and pink.

    14. I wanted to go swimming but it started raining heavily.

    15. We had to walk to school because we missed the bus.

    16. The new restaurant is popular and it offers a variety of dishes also it is located near the city center.

    17. She didn’t enjoy the book because the characters were too flat and the plot was predictable.

    18. When we waited for the train, we didn’t have any snacks and it was very hot outside.

    19.When the children played outside they built a sandcastle and they also collected seashells.

    20. She forgot to bring her textbook so she had to borrow one from a classmate but she was embarrassed.

    20.

  6. Alejandra

    1. The sky was clear, so the stars were visible.

      2. Maria loves reading books and also enjoys watching movies.

    3. He was tired, because he didn’t go to bed early.

    4. The cake was delicious, so I ate two pieces of it.

    5. They decided to go on a road trip, as they had already planned to visit the beach.

    6. John didn’t want to go to the party, so he decided to stay home instead.

    7. The book, which had a lot of complex themes, was very interesting.

    8. She likes classical music and also enjoys jazz.

    9. The concert tickets were expensive, and they sold out quickly.

    10. I couldn’t attend the meeting because I was feeling unwell.

    11. The movie was long, but it was also very entertaining.

    12. Even though she studied hard for the exam she didn’t do well on it.

    13. As the sun was setting, the sky turned orange and pink.

    14. I wanted to go swimming, but it started raining heavily.

    15. We missed the bus, so we had to walk to school.

    16. The new restaurant, which is located near the city center, is popular for offering a variety of dishes.

    17. She didn’t enjoy the book because the characters were too flat and the plot was predictable.

    18. We waited for the train, and although it was very hot outside, we didn’t have any snacks.

    19. when the children played outside, building a sandcastle, and also collecting seashells.

    20. She forgot to bring her textbook, so she had to borrow one from a classmate, which made her feel embarrassed.

  7. Lydivine

    1-The stars in the clear sky were visible

    2-Maria enjoys watching movies and reading books

    3-He was tired as a result of not going to bed early

    4_I ate two pieces of the cake because it was delicious

    5-They already planned to visit the beach when they decided to go on a road trip

    6-John didn’t want to go to the party and decided to stay home instead

    7-The book was very interesting because of its various complex themes

    8-She likes musical class and enjoys jazz

    9-The concert tickets were sold out quickly as a result of being expensive

    10-I was feeling unwell and couldn’t attend the meeting

    11-Even though the movie was long ,it was also very entertaining

    12- She studied hard for the exam and still didn’t do well on the exam

    13-The Sky turned orange and pink during sunset

    14-it started to rain heavily as soon as I wanted to go swimming

    15-We missed the bus and had to walk to school

    16-The new popular restaurant located near the city center offers a variety of dishes

    17-She didn’t enjoy the book because of its flat characters and predictable plot

    18-While waiting for the train, we didn’t have any snacks and it was cold outside

    19-While playing outside ,the children built a sandcastle and collected seashells

    20-She was embarrassed because she forgot to bring her textbook and had to borrow one from a classmate

  8. Diana Calle

    1.

    Sentences:

    • The sky was clear.
    • The stars were visible.

    Your Combined Sentence: The sky was clear because the stars were visible.

    2.

    Sentences:

    • Maria loves reading books.
    • She also enjoys watching movies.

    Your Combined Sentence: Maria loves reading books and she also enjoys watching movies.

    3.

    Sentences:

    • He was tired.
    • He didn’t go to bed early.

    Your Combined Sentence: He was tired because he didn’t go to the bed early.

    4.

    Sentences:

    • The cake was delicious.
    • I ate two pieces of it.

    Your Combined Sentence: Because the cake was delicious,I ate two pieces of it.

    5.

    Sentences:

    • They decided to go on a road trip.
    • They had already planned to visit the beach.

    Your Combined Sentence: They had already planned to visit the beach but they decided to go on a road trip.

    6.

    Sentences:

    • John didn’t want to go to the party.
    • He decided to stay home instead.

    Your Combined Sentence: John didn’t want to go to the party ,so he decided to stay home instead.

    7.

    Sentences:

    • The book was very interesting.
    • It had a lot of complex themes.

    Your Combined Sentence: The book was very interesting because had a lot of complex themes.

    8.

    Sentences:

    • She likes classical music.
    • She also enjoys jazz.

    Your Combined Sentence: Because she likes classical music , she also enjoys jazz.

    9.

    Sentences:

    • The concert tickets were expensive.
    • They sold out quickly.

    Your Combined Sentence: The concert tickets were expensive that is why they sold out quickly.

    10.

    Sentences:

    • I couldn’t attend the meeting.
    • I was feeling unwell.

    Your Combined Sentence: Because I was feeling unwell , I couldn’t attend the meeting.

    11.

    Sentences:

    • The movie was long.
    • It was also very entertaining.

    Your Combined Sentence: It was also very entertaining because the movie was long.

    12.

    Sentences:

    • She studied hard for the exam.
    • She didn’t do well on it.

    Your Combined Sentence: She studied hard for the exam as a result she didn’t do well on it.

    13.

    Sentences:

    • The sun was setting.
    • The sky turned orange and pink.

    Your Combined Sentence: The sky turned orange and pink because the sun was setting.

    14.

    Sentences:

    • I wanted to go swimming.
    • It started raining heavily.

    Your Combined Sentence: I wanted to go swimming but started raining heavily.

    15.

    Sentences:

    • We missed the bus.
    • We had to walk to school.

    Your Combined Sentence: Since we missed the bus, we had to walk o school.

    Bonus (Advanced) Sentence Combining16.

    Sentences:

    • The new restaurant is popular.
    • It offers a variety of dishes.
    • It is located near the city center.

    Your Combined Sentence: The new restaurant is popular is located near the city center because offers a variety of dishes.

    17.

    Sentences:

    • She didn’t enjoy the book.
    • The characters were too flat.
    • The plot was predictable.

    Your Combined Sentence: She didn’t enjoy the book because the characters were too flat ,the plot was predictable.

    18.

    Sentences:

    • We waited for the train.
    • We didn’t have any snacks.
    • It was very hot outside.

    Your Combined Sentence: We waited for the train but it was very hot outside and we didn’t have any snacks.

    19.

    Sentences:

    • The children played outside.
    • They built a sandcastle.
    • They also collected seashells.

    Your Combined Sentence: The children played outside try tin to built a sandcastle also collected seashells.

    20.

    Sentences:

    • She forgot to bring her textbook.
    • She had to borrow one from a classmate.
    • She was embarrassed.
    • Your Combined Sentence: She was embarrassed because she forgot to bring her textbook so she had to borrow one from a classmate.
  9. Leoddy

    1. The sky was clear, and the stars were visible.
    2. Maria loves reading books, and she also enjoys watching movies.
    3. Even though he was tired, he didn’t go to bed early.
    4. The cake was so delicious that I ate two pieces of it.
    5. They decided to go on a road trip because they had already planned to visit the beach.
    6. John didn’t want to go to the party, so he decided to stay home instead.
    7. The book was very interesting, as it had a lot of complex themes.
    8. She likes classical music, and she also enjoys jazz.
    9. Although the concert tickets were expensive, they sold out quickly.
    10. I couldn’t attend the meeting because I was feeling unwell.
    11. The movie was long but very entertaining.
    12. Even though she studied hard for the exam, she didn’t do well on it.
    13. As the sun was setting, the sky turned orange and pink.
    14. I wanted to go swimming, but it started raining heavily.
    15. We missed the bus, so we had to walk to school
    16. The new restaurant, located near the city center, is popular because it offers a variety of dishes.
    17. She didn’t enjoy the book because the characters were too flat and the plot was predictable.
    18. While we waited for the train, it was very hot outside, and we didn’t have any snacks.
    19. The children played outside, building a sandcastle and collecting seashells.
    20. She forgot to bring her textbook, so she had to borrow one from a classmate, which made her feel embarrassed.

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