1. English– Grade 4
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2. Lesson 7: Combining Sentences – Compound Sentences
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3. One way to make sentences more interesting is to make them different lengths.
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4. Compound sentences can make writing interesting.
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5. A compound sentence is 2 sentences combined into 1.
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6. Here’s how you make a compound sentence.
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7. You take 2 sentences and combine them with a comma and a connecting word.
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8. EXAMPLE: Joe plays the trumpet , and Tim plays the drums.
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9. Here are some connecting words you can use to combine sentences.
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10. Connecting Words:
but
and or
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11. Directions: Practice combining sentences
Directions: Practice combining sentences. Use the connecting words and, but, and or.
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12. Directions: Practice combining sentences
Directions: Practice combining sentences. Use the connecting words and, but, and or. 1. Zoe went to New York City. 2. She visited the Statue of Liberty. Compound Sentence: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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13. Directions: Practice combining sentences
Directions: Practice combining sentences. Use the connecting words and, but, and or. 1. It is a statue of a woman. 2. Her right hand holds a torch. Compound Sentence: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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14. Directions: Practice combining sentences
Directions: Practice combining sentences. Use the connecting words and, but, and or. 1. The statue is copper. 2. Its frame is iron. Compound Sentence: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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15. Directions: Practice combining sentences
Directions: Practice combining sentences. Use the connecting words and, but, and or. 1. You can view it from the shore. 2. You can go to Liberty Island. Compound Sentence: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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16. Directions: Practice combining sentences
Directions: Practice combining sentences. Use the connecting words and, but, and or. 1. Visitors can climb to the crown. 2. They cannot go into the torch. Compound Sentence: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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17. Directions: Practice combining sentences
Directions: Practice combining sentences. Use the connecting words and, but, and or. 1. Time had aged the statue. 2. Americans were still proud of it. Compound Sentence: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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18. Directions: Practice combining sentences
Directions: Practice combining sentences. Use the connecting words and, but, and or. 1. Repairs to the statue were made in A big celebration took place July 4th. Compound Sentence: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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19. a
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20. Does this make sense?
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21. HOMEWORK
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