Worksheet

Combine Choppy Sentences

Grade 5 - Writing - Building Confidence

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  1. Combine these choppy sentences: The park road is busy. Families still ride there.

    • The exhibit has old maps that show the first train route.
    • The park road is busy, but families still ride there.
    • The announcement named the club and gave the meeting time.
    • The bins need labels that include pictures.

  2. Which pair of sentences should be combined because the ideas are closely related?

    • I saw a bottle. I tossed it. It was wrong. Recycling signs work best when they use simple words and matching pictures.
    • Cafeteria Waste Audit, page 3 The signs are okay.
    • The bins need labels. The labels should include pictures.
    • The cafeteria should start a clearer recycling system. Lunch starts at 12:10.

  3. Which revision avoids a comma splice for this draft about field trip planning?

    • The exhibit has old maps., The maps show the first train route.
    • The exhibit has old maps., and, The maps show the first train route.
    • The exhibit has old maps. the maps show the first train route.
    • The exhibit has old maps that show the first train route.

  4. Why is "The class planted beans and measured the sprouts each Friday." smoother in a draft about school gardens?

    • it removes the main idea
    • it changes the topic
    • it adds an unrelated source
    • it connects related ideas without needless repetition

  5. Which conjunction could join two related actions about school gardens?

    • and
    • howevered
    • because of
    • wow
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