Transcript Sentence combining=sentence structure variety

SENTENCE
COMBINING=SENTENCE
STRUCTURE VARIETY
Let’ s Make Your Writing More Interesting!
USE A COMPOUND SUBJECT, COMPOUND
VERB, OR COMPOUND OBJECT
Example: Mary enjoyed learning.
Tom enjoyed learning.  Mary and
Tom enjoyed learning.
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Example: Lisa raced her dog sled.
Lisa won a prize.  Lisa raced her
dog sled and won a prize.
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Scott rode the icebreaker. Scott rode
the snowmobile.  Scott rode the
icebreaker and the snowmobile.
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USE COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS OR
SEMICOLON
Example: The wind chilled the tundra.
The snow battered my face.  The
wind chilled the tundra, and the
snow battered my face.
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Example: The snowstorm lasted for
hours. The wind stung my face. 
The snowstorm lasted for hours;
the wind stung my face.
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USE A SUBORDINATE CLAUSE
Example:
We were
frightened. We though there
might be an avalanche.  We
were frightened because we
thought there might be an
avalanche.
USE APPOSITIVES
Example:
My school is near
a cornfield. DWHS is near a
cornfield.  My school,
DWHS, is near a cornfield.
USE A PARTICIPAL, PREPOSITIONAL, OR
INFINITIVE PHRASE
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Participle Example: Alice Walker had experienced many
hardships as an African American woman. Alice Walker
used her life’s struggles in her writing.  Having
experienced many hardships as an African-American
woman, Alice Walker used her life’s struggles in her
writing.
Prepositional Example: Alice walker had many
hardships during her life. Alice Walker used these
hardships in her writing.  During her life, Alice
Walker had many hardships that she used in her
writing.
Infinitive Phrase Example: Ms. McDermott takes notes.
Ms. McDermott uses notes to communicate a concept.  To
communicate a concept, Ms. McDermott uses notes.
USE A GERUND PHRASE (“ING”)
Example:
Ms. McDermott
uses notes to give a lesson.
Ms. McDermott tries to teach
a concept.  Using notes to
give a lesson, Ms.
McDermott tries to teach
a concept.