Friday, April 4, 2014

HALF-WAY THERE CHALLENGE!

This is an exercise in advanced sentence combining. 

Sentence 1: Easter is a major religious celebration for many people.
Sentence 2: Other people really enjoy the spring time symbolism associated with the holiday.
Sentence 3: Children, however, rarely appreciate anything more than chocolate Easter eggs and bunnies.

Grammar:

1.    Use an gerund to combine the sentences.
2.    Use an infinitive to combine the sentences.
2.    Use a relative pronoun to combine the sentences.

2 comments:

restless said...

1. Enjoying Easter is different for everyone, for many people it is a major religious celebration, other really enjoy the spring time symbolism associated with the holiday; however, children appreciate chocolate Easter eggs and bunnies.
2. To celebrate Easter means different things for everyone, for many people it is a major religious celebration, other really enjoy the spring time symbolism associated with the holiday; however, children appreciate chocolate Easter eggs and bunnies.
3. Easter that is a major religious celebration for many people is only appreciated for chocolate Easter eggs and bunnies by children and symbol of spring holidays for some people.

Michael said...

A good try, restless -- but your answers have some problems (particularly the use of a comma splice). Here are some other possibilities:

1. Easter is a day for celebrating one's religion, enjoying the spring time symbolism, or at least appreciating the chocolate Easter eggs and bunnies.

2. Easter is a day for people to celebrate their religion, to appreciate the spring time symbolism, and to enjoy the chocolate Easter eggs and bunnies.

3. Easter is a special day for those who celebrate their religion, who enjoy the spring time symbolism, or who just appreciate the chocolate Easter eggs and bunnies.