tailieunhanh - Beginning writing 1 part 11

On the back of this sheet, write a short paragraph about an animal with a frightening appearance. Use pronouns to avoid repetition— and make sure each pronoun agrees with the noun it replaces! | NAME DATE 0 IMPROVING YOUR WRITING Sentence Variety II Combining Sentences 0 Provide variety in your paragraphs by writing sentences of different lengths. In this exercise you ll practice combining sentences in two different ways. You can use a conjunction to combine two short sentences into one compound sentence. EXAMPLE short sentences Blast-off time arrived. The rocket engines did not fire. combined sentence Blast-off time arrived but the rocket engines did not fire. A. Combine each pair of sentences below into one sentence. Use the conjunction shown in parentheses to join the sentences. Write the new sentence on the line. Be sure to add a comma before the conjunction when you write a compound sentence. The first one has been done for you. 1. Elaine and Paul Lavine have a huge house. They only have one child. but aane and Paul Lcv ne kava a h U thy only a v one o ild. 2. Seven Great Danes live in the Lavine house. Two will soon have puppies. and 3. The family may keep all the puppies. Neighbors may buy some. or You can also combine sentences by writing a descriptive phrase. In the following example the descriptive phrase is shown in italics. EXAMPLE short sentences We visited Thrill World. It is the most exciting amusement park in the state. combined sentence We visited Thrill World the most exciting amusement park in the state. B. Combine each pair of sentences into one sentence. Turn one of the sentences into a descriptive phrase. The first one has been done for you. 1. Yoki will star in the class play. She is an excellent actress. an aa jel n aC es a M c a a in Ihe c aaa play. 2. A stage crew is designing sets. Crew members are talented artists. 3. Tickets for the play are going fast. The play opens March 5. 88 Beginning Writing 1 Saddleback Publishing Inc. 2001 Three Watson .