Saturday, July 27, 2013

SENTENCE COMBINATION


Learning to combine ideas into more complex sentences is an important skill in writing. There are many ways to do this--many possible bonus points! Try to combine the following three sentences.

Learning to combine ideas into more complex sentences is an important skill in writing. There are many ways to do this--many possible bonus points! Try to combine the following three sentences.

Sentence 1: Canada Day was celebrated on July 1st.
Sentence 2: Because Canada Day is a statutory holiday, most people have the Monday off work.
Sentence 3: There were Canada Day celebrations, including fireworks, across the country.

2 comments:

Jocelyn B said...

Canada Day is a statutory holiday and many have the Monday off work; therefore, Canadians across the country, celebrated July 1st with fireworks.

Tamara said...

Jocelyn: One of your connectors doesn't fit the context of the overall sentence well.

Thanks for your posting!