27 July 2013

** SENTENCE COMBINATION


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.

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: Canada Day was celebrated on July 1st.
Sentence 2: Because Canada Day is a statutory holiday, most people have the Monday off work.
Sentence 3: There were Canada Day celebrations, including fireworks, across the country.

1 comment:

Mike140 said...

Sentence 1: Canada Day was celebrated on July 1st.
Sentence 2: Because Canada Day is a statutory holiday, most people have the Monday off work.
Sentence 3: There were Canada Day celebrations, including fireworks, across the country.

Canada Day was celebrated on July 1st and because it was a statutory holiday, most people had the Monday off work; there were celebrations, including fireworks, across the country.