Sentence Combining
Intro
#2
with Samples
1a) Walter works at a computer store.
1b) The store is in Wichita.
1c) The computer store is Best Buy.
1d) Walter works in the software area.
Sample Starter:
Walter works . . .
1a) Walter works at a computer store.
1b) The store is in Wichita.
1c) The computer store is Best Buy.
1d) Walter works in the software area.
Example:
Walter works in the computer software area of Best Buy in Wichita.
1a) Debbie is a singer.
1b) She lives with a foster family.
1c) She’s auditioning for American
Idol.
Sample Starter:
Debbie, a foster child, …
1a) Debbie is a singer.
1b) She lives with a foster family.
1c) She’s auditioning for American Idol.
Examples:
Debbie, a foster child who is a good singer, is auditioning for American Idol.
A foster child, Debbie, is auditioning for American Idol.
1a) Gabe’s first vehicle was a Toyota.
1b) He bought it at age 16.
1c) It was red.
1d) The cost was $2000.
Example:
A $2000 red Toyota was Gabe’s first vehicle at age 16.
1a) Gabe’s first vehicle was a Toyota.
1b) He bought it at age 16.
1c) It was red.
1d) The cost was $2000.
Sample Starters:
Gabe received a . . .
Sample Starters:
At 16-years-old, Gabe spent . . .
1a) Gabe’s first vehicle was a Toyota.
1b) He bought it at age 16.
1c) It was red.
1d) The cost was $2000.
Sample Starters:
Gabe received a $2000 red Toyota when he was 16-years-old.
Sample Starters:
At 16-years-old, Gabe spent $2000 on a red Toyota.
1a) John drives the bus.
1b) It’s a school bus.
1c) John wrecked the bus.
1d) The bus was going to Wichita.
Example:
John, the school bus driver, had a wreck on the way to Wichita.
1a) John drives the bus.
1b) It’s a school bus.
1c) John wrecked the bus.
1d) The bus was going to Wichita.
Sample Starters:
On the way…
Sample Starters:
The school bus driver, John, …
1a) John drives the bus.
1b) It’s a school bus.
1c) John wrecked the bus.
1d) The bus was going to Wichita.
Sample Starters:
On the way to Wichita, John wrecked the school bus.
Sample Starters:
The school bus driver, John, wrecked the bus on the way to Wichita.
apply these skills to
your own writing
to vary sentence construction