<p>Subskill # 14 Sentence Formation: Sentence Combining Part I</p><p>Read the underlined sentences. Choose the sentence that best combines these sentences into one.</p><p>1. We were late for rehearsal. 4. Miami is in Florida. Rehearsals started at 6:00 p.m. It was nearly destroyed by a hurricane in 1992.</p><p>A. At 6:00 p.m. we were late The hurricane’s name was for rehearsals. Andrew. B. We were late for rehearsals which started at 6:00 p.m. A. In 1992 a hurricane named C. Rehearsals started at 6:00 Andrew, nearly destroyed p.m. and we were late. Miami, Florida. D. At 6:00 p.m. rehearsals B. A hurricane named Andrew, started and we were late. nearly destroyed Miami, Florida in 1992. C. Hurricane Andrew in 1992 nearly destroyed Miami, 2. Sammy Sosa plays baseball. Florida. Derrick Jeeter plays baseball. D. Miami, Florida was nearly destroyed by Hurricane Andrew in 1992. A. Sammy Sosa and Derrick Jeeter both, play baseball. B. Sammy Sosa is a baseball player; Derrick Jeeter is a 5. Matthew loved animals. baseball player too. He had no animals of his own. C. Sammy Sosa is a baseball player, and Derrick Jeeter is a baseball player. A. Although Matthew had no animals of his own, he loved D. Sammy Sosa and Derrick them. Jeeter are both baseball players. B. Matthew loved animals but had none of his own. C. Having no animals of his own, Matthew loved 3. I saw a brilliantly colored fish. animals. The fish was in the ocean. D. Matthew loved animals, and he had none of his own. A. The brilliantly colored fish I saw was in the ocean. B. I saw a brilliantly colored fish, it was in the ocean. C. In the ocean I saw a brilliantly colored fish. D. I saw a brilliantly colored fish in the ocean.</p><p>Vocational Preparatory Instruction Language Subskill # 14 Sentence Formation: Sentence Combining Part I</p><p>6. Robyn is a nurse. 8. The job was at Disney World. She is a pediatric nurse. It sounded interesting. She works in a large hospital. I decided to apply for the job.</p><p>A. Robyn works in a large A. I decided to apply for the hospital, and is a pediatric job at Disney World that nurse. sounded interesting. B. Robyn is a pediatric nurse B. The job sounded interesting in a large hospital. so I decided to apply for it; C. In a large hospital, Robyn it was at Disney World. works as a pediatric nurse. C. The job at Disney World D. As a pediatric nurse, Robyn sounded interesting, so I works in a large hospital. decided to apply for it. D. The job sounded interesting at Disney World so I decided to apply for it. 7. Sarah could not go to the movies. She did not do her chores. She needed to clean and 9. I lent Travis a video last week. vacuum her room. Travis returned the video yesterday.</p><p>A. Sarah could not go to the movies because she had not A. I lent Travis a video last cleaned and vacuumed her week, he returned it room. yesterday. B. Sarah could not go to the B. Travis returned the video I movies, and she did not lent him last week clean and vacuum her yesterday. room. C. Travis returned yesterday C. Because Sarah did not do the video I lent him last her chores, cleaning and week. vacuuming her room she D. Yesterday, Travis returned could not go to the movies. the video I lent him last D. Sarah could not go to the week. movies because she did not do her chores, cleaning and vacuuming her room.</p><p>Vocational Preparatory Instruction Language Subskill # 14 Sentence Formation: Sentence Combining Part I</p><p>10. The girls went to the movies. 12. Jean bought a new car. The girls saw “Nemo.” The car was red. They went on Monday. The car was a VW Bug.</p><p>A. On Monday the girls went A. The new VW Bug Jean to the movies and saw bought was red. “Nemo.” B. The red VW Bug Jean B. The girls saw “Nemo” bought was new. when they went to the C. Jean bought a new red VW movies on Monday. Bug. C. When the girls went to the D. The new car Jean bought movies on Monday, they was a red VW Bug. saw “Nemo.”</p><p>D. The girls went to the movies on Monday, and 13. The girl loved surfing. saw “Nemo.” She loved to surf in Hawaii. Hawaii has very large waves.</p><p>11. Our family went on a A. In Hawaii the girl loved to vacation. surf because of the very We went to the mountains. large waves. We went in the fall. B. The girl loved surfing in Hawaii because of the very large waves. A. Our family went to the C. Because of the very large mountains on vacation in waves the girl loved to the fall. surf in Hawaii. B. Our family went on a D. Hawaii has very large vacation to the mountains waves and the girl loved in the fall. to surf there. C. In the fall, our family went on a vacation to the mountains. 14. All of the students did well on the test. D. In the fall our family went to the mountains on a It was a history test. vacation. A. All of the students did well on the history test. B. On the history test all of the students did well. C. The students all did well on the history test. D. All of the students on the history test did well.</p><p>Vocational Preparatory Instruction Language Subskill # 14 Sentence Formation: Sentence Combining Part I</p><p>15. We went on a cruise. 17. He went to high school. Our cruise was to Mexico. He was a very good athlete. We had a lot of fun on our He played football and cruise. basketball.</p><p>A. On our cruise we went to A. He played football and Mexico and had a lot of basketball in high school fun. and was a very good B. We had a lot of fun on our athlete. cruise to Mexico. B. In high school he was a C. Our cruise was to Mexico very good athlete playing and we had a lot of fun. both football and basketball. D. Our cruise to Mexico was a lot of fun. C. He was a very good athlete in high school playing both football and basketball. 16. I bought a dress at the store. D. Playing both football and It did not fit me. basketball in high school, he was a very good I took it back to the store. athlete.</p><p>A. I bought a dress that did not fit so I took it back to the store. 18. I attend a community college. B. I took back to the store I am eighteen years old. the dress I bought that I am a freshman. did not fit.</p><p>C. The dress I bought did not A. I am an eighteen-year-old fit, so I took it back to the freshman attending store. community college. D. The dress I bought I took B. I am a freshman attending back to the store because community college and I it did not fit. am eighteen years old. C. I am eighteen years old attending community college as a freshman. D. I attend community as a freshman and I am eighteen years old.</p><p>Vocational Preparatory Instruction Language Subskill # 14 Sentence Formation: Sentence Combining Part I</p><p>19. Christopher Columbus set sail 20. Our Learning Lab offers from Spain. tutoring. He had three ships. We offer math and language The names of the ships were tutoring. the Pinta, Nina and the Santa We also offer tutoring for Maria. Spanish.</p><p>A. The three ships A. Math, language and Christopher Columbus set Spanish is the tutoring our sail from Spain with were Learning Lab offers. the Pinta, Nina and Santa B. Our Learning Lab offers Maria. tutoring for math, B. The Pinta, Nina and Santa language and Spanish. Maria were the three ships C. Tutoring in our Learning Christopher Columbus set Lab consists of math, sail from Spain with. language and Spanish. C. Christopher Columbus set D. Tutoring is offered in our sail from Spain with three Learning Lab for math, ships, the Pinta, Nina and language and Spanish. Santa Maria. D. Christopher Columbus had three ships the Pinta, Nina and Santa Maria when he set sail from Spain.</p><p>. </p><p>Vocational Preparatory Instruction Language Subskill # 14 Sentence Formation: Sentence Combining Part I</p><p>Answer Key</p><p>1. B 2. D 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. A 11. C 12. C 13. B 14. A 15. D 16. C 17. B 18. A 19. C 20. B</p><p>Vocational Preparatory Instruction Language</p>