Sentence+Combining

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Sentence combining is systematic practice in combining and expanding sentences. Students are provided with short, choppy sentences and are asked to combine and/or expand them. Research shows sentence combining to be a superior alternative to traditional grammar and punctuation instruction. Because the sentences are provided, the exercises provide a way for writers to focus on improving style and clarity without have to worry about the "big picture" of ideas or content. . Here is a link that provides a good basic introduction to sentence combining as well as links to sentence combining exercises and rubrics []
 * 1) **What is sentence combining?**


 * 2. Let's get a small taste of sentence combining!** The exercise has been adapted from [|"The Story of an Eyewitness,"] Jack London's account of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. As with any sentence-combining exercise, feel free to combine sets (to create a longer sentence) or to make two or more sentences out of one set (to create shorter sentences). You may rearrange the sentences in any fashion that strikes you as appropriate and effective.

> It came at a quarter past five.
 * 1) The earthquake came on Wednesday morning.

> The flames were leaping a minute later.
 * 1) The flames were leaping upward.


 * 3. Let's now compare our two sentences with what others in this room wrote....**


 * 4. Now let's go to the "Jack London" page in our wiki and see how London combined these sentences.**