Common Core: 3rd Grade English Language Arts : English Grammar and Usage in Writing and Speaking: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1
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Example Question #9 : Produce Simple, Compound, And Complex Sentences: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.1.I
Select the answer that correctly combines the two sentences below into one sentence:
They ate the ice cream.
The ice cream was cold.
They like to eat ice cream.
They ate the cold ice cream.
The ice cream was cold so they ate the ice cream.
They ate the ice cream and the ice cream was cold.
They ate the cold ice cream.
When you write, you can sometimes combine two sentences together to make a longer sentence. Two sentences can be combined if they share some of the same information.
In this case, both sentences talk about ice cream.
They ate the cold ice cream.
Notice that the correct answer correctly combined all of the information from both sentences. When you combine two sentences into one, you don't want to leave out any of the original, or unique, information.
Example Question #10 : Produce Simple, Compound, And Complex Sentences: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.1.I
Select the answer that correctly combines the two sentences below into one sentence:
I wore a hat to school.
I wore a red hat.
I wore a red hat and I wore the hat to school.
The hat that I wore to school is a red hat.
I wore a red hat to school.
I wore a hat to school and the hat was red.
I wore a red hat to school.
When you write, you can sometimes combine two sentences together to make a longer sentence. Two sentences can be combined if they share some of the same information.
In this case, both sentences talk about a hat.
I wore a red hat to school.
Notice that the correct answer correctly combined all of the information from both sentences. When you combine two sentences into one, you don't want to leave out any of the original, or unique, information.
Example Question #11 : Produce Simple, Compound, And Complex Sentences: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.1.I
Select the answer that correctly combines the two sentences below into one sentence:
Adley is wearing pajamas.
The pajamas are pink.
Adley is wearing pink.
Adley is waring pajamas and the pajamas are pink.
Adley is wearing pink and she is wearing pajamas.
Adley is wearing pink pajamas.
Adley is wearing pink pajamas.
When you write, you can sometimes combine two sentences together to make a longer sentence. Two sentences can be combined if they share some of the same information.
In this case, both sentences talk about pajamas.
Adley is wearing pink pajamas.
Notice that the correct answer correctly combined all of the information from both sentences. When you combine two sentences into one, you don't want to leave out any of the original, or unique, information.
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