Combine the following sentences in different ways. Use what you know about the different types of clauses, adjective, adverb and subordinate clauses. Incorporate some sentence variety.

Question

 Combine the following sentences in different ways. Use what you know about the different types of clauses, adjectives, adverbs, and subordinate clauses. Incorporate some sentence variety.

1. The canoe hit a series of rapids. They were swept into the river. They were carried away by the current.

2. Phil was a college student. He had a great business repairing guitars. He repaired them with his brother.

3. Littering is a problem in many cities. Nothing is being done about it. It is a huge problem.

4. Kelly Campbell dropped the batter's third strike. She quickly threw it to first base.  The batter was out at first.  

5. It is a hot day in July. They call these days the dog days of summer. It is humid. It is sticky. It is oppressive. I don't want to go out in this weather. It is a summer blizzard.

Answer 1

Let's Practice! Can you add some more answers to mine? There are so many ways to combine sentences!

1. The canoe hit a series of rapids, so were swept into the river, and then they were carried away by the current.

2. Phil was a college student and had a great business repairing guitars the he ran with his brother.

3. Littering is a huge problem in many cities but nothing is being done about it.

4. Kelly Campbell dropped the batter's third strike and quickly threw it to first base which got the batter out at first base.

5. It is a hot, humid, sticky oppressive day in July, they call these days the dog days of summer; I don't want to go out in this weather, just a summer blizzard.

Answer 2

1:The passengers capsized in the river after their canoe hit a series of rapids. The current then carried them away downstream.

2:Despite only being a student in college, Phil and his brother ran a great business repairing guitars.

3:Littering is a huge problem in many cities, yet nothing is being done about it.

4:After Kelly Campbell dropped the batter's third strike, she quickly threw it to first base where the batter would then be called out.

5:They call these the dog days of summer; these hot days in July. The humidity and the stickiness in the air is nothing short of oppressive. It's like a blizzard but not in the winter - nobody would want to go out in this weather.