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Style Booster 1: Combining Sentences For Sentence Variety 

Variety's the spice of life,
that gives it all its flavour.

 ~ William Cowper
from The Task (1785)--"The Timepiece" (Book II, lines 606-7)
Have you ever been asked to "vary your sentences" or reduce the amount of "choppy sentences" in your writing?  Relax. This problem is easily remedied through simple sentence combining.  The following style booster lessons are provided courtesy of MrsBrownRocks' Youtube educational channel. As always, be an active learner by taking notes in your writer's notebook.

Part 1: Learn the Basics

Lesson 1: Combining Sentences Using Words
Lesson 2: Combining Sentences Using Phrases

Lesson 3: Combining Sentences 
Using Coordinating Conjunctions 
(and, but, or)
CLICK HERE for Online Practice 
(Combining Sentence through Coordination)


Lesson 4: Combining Sentences 
Using Subordinate Conjunctions
(who, that, which; after, where, because, etc.)
CLICK HERE for Online Practice
(Combining Sentences through Subordination)

Part 2: Comma Rules for Combining Sentences

Lesson 1: Using Commas in Adjective Clauses

Types of Sentences

Games

Review Adjective Clauses & Relative Pronouns
  • Access the lesson. Click HERE.

Complete Practice Exercises
  • Exercise 1 (Study Zone Notes- Adjective Clauses)
  • Exercise 2 (Study Zone - Adjective Clauses 2)
  • Exercise 3 (Study Zone - Adjective Clauses 3)



More Practice

Combining Sentences Quiz (CCC)
Combining Sentences Quiz 2 (CCC)
Combining Sentences Quiz 3 (CCC)- Advanced
(BBC Skillswise) Sentence Structure: Beaver Logging Game
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