Combining Sentences Worksheet
This worksheet helps 7th-grade students practice combining sentences using various techniques to improve writing fluency and coherence.
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Read each section's instructions carefully. Combine sentences using conjunctions, adverbs, phrases, or clauses to create more complex and fluent sentences. Remember to vary your sentence structure.
Combine the following sentences using the conjunctions 'and', 'but', or 'or'. Write the new sentence on the line provided.
1. The cat watched the bird. The bird flew away.
2. I like to read books. My brother prefers video games.
3. You can study now. You can fail the test.
Rewrite each pair of sentences, combining them by using an adverb or an introductory phrase.
1. The student finished her homework. She finished it quickly.
2. The old house stood on the hill. It was surrounded by tall trees.
Choose the best way to combine the two given sentences.
1. The rain poured down. The streets became flooded.
The rain poured down, the streets became flooded.
Because the rain poured down, the streets became flooded.
The rain poured down; the streets became flooded.
The rain poured down and the streets became flooded.
2. She finished her homework. She went to bed.
She finished her homework, then she went to bed.
After finishing her homework, she went to bed.
She finished her homework; she went to bed.
She finished her homework, and she went to bed.
Rewrite the following paragraph, combining sentences to make it flow more smoothly and sound more sophisticated. Try to use a variety of combining techniques.
The dog barked loudly. The mailman was walking by. The dog ran to the fence. He jumped up. The mailman dropped the letters. He was startled. The dog wagged his tail. He was happy.