1. English– Grade 4 Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

2. Lesson 8: Combining Sentences – Subjects and Predicates

3. One way to make sentences more interesting is to make them different lengths. Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

4. Compound sentences are 1 way we can make our writing interesting. Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

5. A compound sentence is 2 sentences combined into 1. Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

6. EXAMPLE: Joe plays the trumpet, and Tim plays the drums. Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

7. Connecting Words: and but or Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

8. Another way to liven up your sentence is to combine subjects or predicates. Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

9. Here’s a quick trick to combine subjects & predicates. Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

10. Cross out what’s the same. Then put them together. Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott Philips DVP3560/F7 DVD Player Philips DVP3560/F7 DVD Player

11. COMBINE THE SUBJECT Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

12. Directions: Combine the subject to make one sentence. 1. Joey plays baseball. 2. Samantha plays baseball. New Sentence: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

13. COMBINE THE PREDICATE Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

14. Directions: Combine the predicate to make one sentence. 1. Miss Mott likes to bike. 2. Miss Mott likes to run. New Sentence: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

15. Directions: Combine the subject or predicate to make one sentence.

16. 1. Carl visited Hollywood. 2. Ann visited Hollywood. New Sentence: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

17. Directions: Combine the subject or predicate to make one sentence. 1. Movies are filmed in Hollywood. 2. TV shows are filmed in Hollywood. New Sentence: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

18. Directions: Combine the subject or predicate to make one sentence. 1. Ann visited a movie studio. 2. Ann toured the sets. New Sentence: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

19. Directions: Combine the subject or predicate to make one sentence. 1. She liked the special effects. 2. Her mother liked the special effects. New Sentence: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

20. Directions: Combine the subject or predicate to make one sentence. 1. Carl went to a TV studio. 2. Carl saw a show. New Sentence: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

21. Directions: Combine the subject or predicate to make one sentence. 1. He met a director. 2. He watched the cameras. New Sentence: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

22. Directions: Combine the subject or predicate to make one sentence. 1. Careful plans are needed to produce a show. 2. Many people are needed to produce a show. New Sentence: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

23. Directions: Combine the subject or predicate to make one sentence. 1. Scripts must be chosen. 2. Actors must be chosen. New Sentence: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

24. Directions: Combine the subject or predicate to make one sentence. 1. Costumes must be planned. 2. Scenery must be planned. New Sentence: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

25. Directions: Combine the subject or predicate to make one sentence. 1. Workers put up scenery. 2. Workers set up lights. New Sentence: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

26. Directions: Combine the subject or predicate to make one sentence. 1. Actors get made up. 2. Actors put on their costumes. New Sentence: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

27. Directions: Combine the subject or predicate to make one sentence. 1. The cast comes on stage. 2. The cast begins the show. New Sentence: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

28. Directions: Combine the subject or predicate to make one sentence. 1. Guests sit in the audience. 2. Guests watch the show. New Sentence: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

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30. Does this make sense? Copyright © 2010 Kelly Mott

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