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4/7 Combining Sentences
By Colleen Day
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Question 1
1.
Which is the BEST way, if any, to combine the following sentence?
Gardeners plant tulip bulbs in the early fall; in the early spring sprouts appear.
Gardeners plant tulip bulbs in the early fall: in the early spring sprouts appear.
Gardeners plant tulip bulbs in the early fall; and in the early spring sprouts appear.
Correct as is
Question 2
2.
What is the BEST way, if any, to combine the following sentence?
Rachel decided to take the class; so she could learn Spanish.
Rachel decided to take the class; otherwise, she could learn Spanish.
Rachel decided to take the class so she could learn Spanish.
Correct as is.
Question 3
3.
Which is the BEST way, if any, to combine the following sentence?
She decided not to go to the party therefore I am not going to go either.
She decided not to go to the party, therefore, I am not going to go either.
She decided not to go to the party; therefore, I am not going to go either.
Correct as is.
Question 4
4.
Which is the BEST way, if any, to combine the following sentences?
I took my jacket to the cleaners but it is still dirty.
I took my jacket to the cleaners; but it is still dirty.
I took my jacket to the cleaners, it is still dirty.
Correct as is.
Question 5
5.
Which is the BEST way, if any, to combine the following sentence?
Juan Ponce de Leon sailed north from Puerto Rico, and explored the area that is now Florida.
When Juan Ponce de Leon sailed north from Puerto Rico, explored the area that is now Florida.
Juan Ponce de Leon sailed north from Puerto Rico; and explored the area that is now Florida.
Correct as is.
Question 6
6.
Which is the BEST way, if any, to combine the following sentence?
Have you ever read about bees; how amazing they are?
Have you ever read about bees, and how amazing they are?
Have you ever read about bees: and how amazing they are?
Correct as is
Question 7
7.
Which coordinating conjunction or conjunctive adverb would
BEST combine
the sentences and uses punctuation correctly
?
A. , but
B. and
C. moreover,
Question 8
8.
Which coordinating conjunction or conjunctive adverb would
BEST combine the sentences and uses puncutation correctly
?
A. ; however,
B. ,and
C. ;therefore
Question 9
9.
Which coordinating conjunction or conjunctive adverb would
BEST combine the sentences and uses punctuation correctly
?
A. , but
B. , and
C. otherwise,
Question 10
10.
Which coordinating conjunction or conjunctive adverb would
BEST combine the sentences and uses punctuation correctly
?
A. ,yet
B. ;
C. ;however,
Question 11
11.
Which coordinating conjunction or conjunctive adverb would
BEST combine the sentences and uses punctuation correctly
?
A. , however;
B. , therefore,
C. , so
