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Sentence Combining

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Avoid short, choppy sentences in your class's writing by focusing on sentence structures. The first page in this two-page packet shows your class how to combine sentences using conjunctions, a list, an appositive, or compound predicate. Then, on the second page, they experiment combining sentences. 

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts

sentence combining, sentence structure

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sentence combining, Complex Sentence, Compound Sentence, Simple Sentence, english language arts
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Grade
6th - 9th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Common Core

L.6.3.a

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