Too many short sentences make a paragraph sound choppy. Conjunctive adverbs specify one of the following relations. Around the same time, interest in sentence combining was heightened by other emerging sentence level pedagogies, especially the. Of all the skills you can develop to improve both your grammar and style, perhaps the most effective and.
Most of the above methods often rely on using applying choose one the crown height model chm followed by seeking the local maxima, which is the peak position of the chm while im not a big fan of applying or followed by, theyre the norm in academic prose, and im not getting paid to revise this, so this is good enough to pass muster with most. This approach has been shown to be effective in helping students write sentences that are. One cure for flabby prose is greater attention to more lean, muscular writing by, whenever possible, creating a subordinate clause for one sentence by combining another sentence with it. Part two sentences can also be combined by using modifying words, prepositions and prepositional phrases, infinitives or infinitive phrases, participial phrases, gerunds, appositives, and absolute phrases. Oct 22, 2018 this exercise will introduce you to sentence combiningthat is, organizing sets of short, choppy sentences into longer, more effective ones. Instruction in sentence combining teaches students to construct more complex and sophisticated sentences by combining two or more simple sentences. Sentence combiningsentence variety worksheet for 8th 12th. Hell read the sentences in the article and come up with ways to rewrite the article to make it better, by combining sentences. The purpose of this article is to consider how a particular type of writing, which hunt 1977 called rewriting but others call. Challenge your writers to improve their writing by introducing them to 10 strategies they can use to vary their sentence structures.
Tiered sentence combining tillamook bay community college. Eric lee the director of the program gave the students a welcoming speech. The 4 english sentence types simple, compound, complex, compoundcomplex duration. Around the same time, interest in sentence combining was heightened by other emerging sentencelevel pedagogies, especially the. Sentence combining and generative rhetoric by william l. Sentence combiningsentence variety worksheet for 8th.
Sentence combining and paragraph building by william strong. Theconjunction and, but, or, nor, for, so, and yetare used to connect the simple sentences. English lessons with adam learn english engvid 1,368,193 views 15. The purpose of this article is to consider how a particular type of writing, which hunt 1977 called rewriting but others call sentence combining eisenberg, 2006. Before you go any further, please remember to read everything. Combine each group of sentences into one, wellformed sentence.
A construction in which a noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both having the same syntactic relation to the other elements in the sentence. Teaching sentence combining to native speakers is primarily a process of making. Aims to help writing students strengthen their writing skills through combining short sentences together to make interesting, readable ones. Sentence combining and embedding free language stuff. Former manager bill collins died in august 2002, aged 89, and on 4 october 2005, mike gibbins died in his sleep at his home in oviedo, florida from a brain aneurysm. Sentence combining arose from applications of transformational generative. Simple sentence combining activity keys to literacy. Strong, william summarizing the wealth of recent research on sentence combining as an effective method of teaching students to tighten and vary their written sentences, this booklet explains how and why sentence combining works. Compound sentences one way to combine two sentences is to make a compound sentence with the conjunctions and, or, but, yet, or so. Sentence combining lesson plan ela common core lesson plans. With evidence supporting the belief that as a way of decreasing errors sentence combining offers a number of advantages for developmental writing students, a college composition instructor gave 19 developmental writing students five weeks of concentrated sentence combining study with no other instruction or writing practice.
It is the act of making one smoother, more detailed sentence out of two or more short, choppy sentences. Surely by eighth grade i thought, my students must have mastered the ability to create interesting sentences. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The manager tells us this is really bad, as he puts a red bandana over his face, and we gob up the vicks gel under our noses in 1729 handel became joint manager of the theatre with john james heidegger hes the company sales manager for the entire southwest region if youre unhappy with the service, you should complain to the manager the manager decided to change pitchers in the eighth. The techique i found in the first section of coaching writing is the focus of sentence combining a composing book. Then, complete all twentysix sentence combining practices online. Connecting and combining in sentence and paragraph writing by helen mills. Sentence combining california state university, northridge. In the event that a large meteor of great proportions strikes the earth in the. You may change the wording, but be careful not to change the meaning. John and jane are combining their money to purchase a larger gift for their parents.
Complex sentences sentence combining four types of sentences. Pdf improving sentence writing ability through sentence. In this singlesubject design study, sentencecombining practice with a peerassistance component was used to improve the writing ability of 6 fourthgrade students with and without learning. Combine the following short sentences into one longer sentence.
The student the hand of whom was up 1 gave the wrong answer. Research showed that the practice of combining sentences improved student writing braddock, lloydjones, and schoer 1963. After you have combined the sentences, circle whether you created a compound or complex sentence. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
This tutorial is completely based on reading and understanding all the material at each step. The manager oversees the daily administration of the city, makes all appointments to city offices, and can be removed at any time by a majority vote of the council. Maite special thanks to all the sites represented in this tutorial stop. Combine the sentences to make compound and complex sentences. Combining with longersentences use compound sentences use complex sentences 23. Sentence fragments and runon sentences lone star college. Sentence combining match the two columns to have a meaningful sentence. Do this by making a 3x5 card with the sentence patterns on the front and the key words on the back. Use compound sentences a compound sentence is made up of two ormore simple sentences joined together. Then click on the answer button to see if your answer is correct. Has, have the manager or the assistant manager approached you.
The book i recommend all the time related to sentence combining and other related instructional practices is bruce sadlers teachers guide to effective sentence writing 2012. Improving sentences via sentence combining instruction bruce saddler when i first began teaching writing in middle school my temptation was to believe that any sentence level writing instruction was a waste of time. As a method of teaching writing, sentence combining grew out of studies in transformationalgenerative grammar and was popularized in the 1970s by researchers and teachers such as frank ohare and william strong. In this lesson, you will learn to revise your writing by combining sen. In the 1970s and early 1980s, sentence combining was in its heyday. If you have written a series of simple sentences, try alternate methods of combining them to vary the pace of the paragraph look at the following example. Elbow, ken macrorie, william coles, and donald murray, to name a few of its most influential. Show them the following suggestions for sentence combining.
To correct this example, you must add a predi cate or verb. Simply put, sentence combining involves putting short, choppy sentences together to. Esl quiz sentence combining matching quiz vera mello. This sentence combiningsentence variety worksheet is suitable for 8th 12th grade. Creative approaches to sentence combining by william strong. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Separating, combining, or reordering sentences act english.
However, the goal of sentence combining is not to produce longer sentences but rather to develop more effective sentencesand to help you become a more versatile writer. Aims to help writing students strengthen their writing skills thr. Tiered sentence combining, atlas, 2014 2 purposes and acknowledgements tiered sentence combining is the result of contributions from minnesota student achievement in reading mn star participants over several years. William strongs first and second edition of sentence combining. This exciting new developmental writing text uses a writing process framework and stresses a collaborative approach, while providing students with.
Does the sentence flow, or is it marked by awkward interruptions. Learning to play a musical instrument takes a great deal of time and. Accent reduction accent neutralization reductions linking improve your american english pronunciation improve your pronunciaton accent training audio files sound natural when i speak accent modification. The actual article about big bear lake, california can be found at this link. The sessions concentrated on the structures used in the students. Sentence combining, part two texas state university. Drawing from his well known methodology, bill strong presents a broader application of sentence combining as the basis for teaching writing with the writers toolbox.
In the previous example, the first two clauses are of equal weight. Summarizing the wealth of recent research on sentence combining as an effective method of. Sentence combinings past is a bit complex, but well nail down the big ideas. The practical and supportive discussions and comparisons of the constructions students. This sentence combining exercise will help your child, too. It is necessary that the manager knows how to do any job in the store. Note, in the examples above, that when a sentence is made stronger, it usually becomes shorter. Improving sentences via sentence combining instruction. The two most important activities in sentence combining are a the initial creation of a combination and b the discussion or evaluation of the combination. Fanboys for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so when using conjunctions, you are combining two independent clauses ic with a comma and then a conjunction. English lessons with adam learn english engvid 1,370,545 views 15. Jan 08, 2015 william strongs first and second edition of sentence combining. Formatting sentence combining examples these simple formatting conventions are used in sentencecombining exercises saddler, 2005. The american army had few supplies and few trained military leaders in the winter of 1776.
English sentences with audio using the word manager. On the handbooks companion web site, instructors can download the. A composing book are no longer in print, but the 3 rd edition 1995 still is mcgrawhill. Sentence combining is an effective means of improving the syntactic maturity of students in written english between the ages of 5 and 16. A conjunctive adverb is a word or phrase that indicates the relationship between clauses it joins but is usually weightier and more emphatic than a conjunction. Sentence structure fragments, runons, comma splices. But in the late 1980s and 1990s, sentence combining was swept. Write the above paragraph on the board and read and discuss it with the class. The great white shark is a carnivorous animal known for its large jaw and sharp teeth. This highly regarded text helps developmental writing students strengthen their writing skills and understand some of the stylistic choices available to them in written english. Combining sentences this worksheet has 2 printed pages. Please memorize the options above, including the key words. William strong wrote another book about writing development, coaching writing, that i purchased at a writing workshop. Note that each combination in the above example emphasizes a different part of the sentence.
Sentence combining arose from applications of transformational. This exercise will introduce you to sentence combiningthat is, organizing sets of short, choppy sentences into longer, more effective ones. In this singlesubject design study, sentence combining practice with a peerassistance component was used to improve the writing ability of 6 fourthgrade students with and without learning. Can your child help sarah make her writing less repetitive. With evidence supporting the belief that as a way of decreasing errors sentence combining offers a number of advantages for developmental writing students, a college composition instructor gave 19 developmental writing students five weeks of concentrated sentence. Sentence combining presents teachers with an alternative to traditional grammar instruction and holds greater promise for students to produce quality writing.
It is intended to improve integrated readingwriting skills such as. The discussion of sentence combining as a development technique excited my teaching, but i dont have time or energy to prepare sentences for use with the technique. Eric ed274985 creative approaches to sentence combining. Simply put, sentence combining involves putting short, choppy sentences together to make more interesting, readable. This brief instructional unit will examine strengths and. Sentence combining with pirates ereading worksheets. This activity greatly improved my students ability to revise their writing. Cycling thirty miles a day was triathlon training for bill, ubijo, and i. Combining sentences helps us to showcase the relationships between ideas. The teaching of english as a second language has undergone radical changes in recent years, and nowhere have these changes been more evident than our and livtrsltles.
A sentence combining workshop strong, william on amazon. Improving sentence writing ability through sentence combining. A composing book exercise 1 combine the following sentences 1. William strong is the author of sentence combining 4. The first sentence combination emphasizes that jones feels good.
The work suggests there is no right way to write and outlines stylistic choices available. Chapter 3 offers advice on managing files, using spelling and. On this worksheet, students will practice using the conjunctions because or but to combine two sentences. You may use any of the techniques you have learned, including coordination andor subordination. In the most reliable studies immediate posttest effects were seen to be positive, with some tempering of the effect in delayed posttests. Fanboys for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so when using conjunctions, you are combining two independent. In some writing courses, the writing grows out of the students strong need to. For example, use a complex sentence if you want to make one idea subordinate to another and a compound sentence if you want to join ideas of equal weight. In some writing courses, the writing grows out of the students strong need to communicate about. Combine parts from column one and column two to create sentences.
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