Sentence Combining: Making Longer Sentences

Sentence Combining: Making longer sentences

When you write, you can make your sentences longer and more interesting by combining two sentences together. Coordinating conjunctions are words that you can use to connect two simple sentences. The coordinating conjunctions are:

for and nor but or yet so

I like to play soccer. My sister likes to dance. I like to play soccer, but my sister likes to dance

Combine these two sentences into one using a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet or so).

Example: Animals need exercise. You should play with your pet every day.

Animals need exercise, so you should play with your pet every day.

1. Cats enjoy playing with cat toys. Dogs enjoy chasing balls.

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2. People have to take care of their pets. Pets give people a lot of joy.

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3. There are many unwanted pets. People should spay and neuter their pets.

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4. Walking your dog is fun. You should walk him or her every day.

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5. We should be kind to animals. We are more powerful than they are.

© The Humane Place www.thehumaneplace.com. May be reproduced for classroom use. Do you have a pet? Write your own sentences about your pet. Use a coordinating conjunction to connect them. Then share them with a partner.

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Combine the sentences

Read the following paragraph. Try to find some sentences that you can connect. Then rewrite the paragraph on the lines below.

My Dog Morgan

I have a dog named Morgan. He is a Dalmatian. His favorite activity is chasing balls. He also enjoys going to the dog park. I take him to the dog park three times a week. I walk him 4 times a week. Sometimes, when we go for a walk, he wants to run into the street. I won’t let him. I want to keep him safe. I make sure he wears his leash. We took him to a trainer. Now he knows how to walk on his leash. I’m very glad to have a wonderful dog like Morgan.

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1. Cats enjoy playing with cat toys, and dogs enjoy chasing balls. 2. People have to take care of their pets, but pets give people a lot of joy. 3. There are many unwanted pets, so people should spay and neuter their pets. 4. Walking your dog is fun, so you should walk him or her every day. 5. We should be kind to animals, for we are more powerful than they are.

Suggested Answers to “My Dog Morgan”

My Dog Morgan

I have a dog named Morgan. He is a Dalmatian. His favorite activity is chasing balls, but he also enjoys going to the dog park. I take him to the dog park three times a week, and I walk him 4 times a week. Sometimes, when we go for a walk, he wants to run into the street, but I won’t let him. I want to keep him safe, so I make sure he wears his leash. We took him to a trainer, so now he knows how to walk on his leash. I’m very glad to have a wonderful dog like Morgan.