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: Children were not in school for April Fool’s Day this year.
Sentence 2: Most of their practical jokes were restricted to their homes and
families.
Sentence 3: Parents probably wished that their children were in
school.
16 comments:
Parents probably wished their children were in school on April Fool’s Day this year because most of their practical jokes were restricted to their homes and families.
Children were not in school for April Fool’s Day so most of the practical jokes were restricted to their families, much to the dismay of the parents.
Children were not in school for April Fool’s Day this year; therefore most of the practical jokes were restricted to their homes and families; consequently, the parents fantasized -without compunction- that the school wasn’t closed.
Hi Veronica,
I added a comma to my original comment.
Children were not in school for April Fool’s Day this year; therefore, most of the practical jokes were restricted to their homes and families; consequently, the parents fantasized -without compunction- that the school wasn’t closed.
Robert Said.
Parents probably wished that their children were in school on Aprils folls day, most of their practical jokes took place at their homes, and on their family members.
Children were not in school for April Fool’s Day this year.
Sentence 2: Most of their practical jokes were restricted to their homes and families.
Sentence 3: Parents probably wished that their children were in school.
Children were not in school for April Fool's Day this year, so most of their practical jokes were restricted to their homes and families; consequently, their parents probably wished that their children were in school instead.
MARY ANN: Nicely done!
LESLIE:Almost--check the punctuation;-)
JEANNE:Good correction--for the future, use dashes--not hyphens-
ROBERT:Almost--can you check the punctuation? IDENTIFICATION PLEASE!
ALYCIA: Good sentence:-)
Children were not in school for April Fool’s Day, so most of the practical jokes were restricted to their families much to the dismay of the parents.
Children were not in school for April Fool’s Day, so most of the practical jokes were restricted to their families, much to the dismay of the parents.
This year children were not in school for April Fool’s Day, so many of their practical jokes were restricted to homes and families; as a result, parents probably wished that their children were in school.
Children were not in school for April Fool’s Day this year so most of their practical jokes were restricted to their homes and families; however, their parents probably wished that their children were in school.
Children were not in school for April Fool's Day this year, but their parents wished they were because their practical jokes were mostly restricted to their homes and families.
Children were not in school for April Fool's Day this year; therefore, most of their practical jokes were restricted to their homes and families, leaving parents wishing their children were in school.
LESLIE: That's better--both work, although the comma does change the meaning slightly.
LEIGHA: Nicely done:-)
JENNIFER:Almost--check the punctuation;-)
ASHLEIGH:Well done!
SERENA: A good solution:-)
Children were home this April Fool's Day so most of thir practical jokes were restricted to their homes and families who wished the children had been in school.
VIVIEN: Good--but note the typo;-)
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