Tuesday, March 19, 2013

SENTENCE COMBINATION, March 19th, 2013

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: Easter is a four-day weekend for most of us. 
Sentence 2: Many people eat too much chocolate over this holiday period.
Sentence 3: Many of the symbols associated with Easter come from ancient spring-time celebrations.                                           

6 comments:

Yadiriny189 said...

Many of the symbols associated with Easter, which is a four-day weekend for most of us, come from ancient spring-time celebrations, and many people eat too much chocolate over this holiday period.

Veronica Baig said...

YADIRINY: A good solution:-)

Anonymous said...

Easter, with which many of the symbols associated come from ancient spring-time celebrations, is a four-day weekend holiday when many of us eat too much chocolate.

Veronica Baig said...

OLIVIA: A good sentence--well done!

victoria177 said...

Many of the symbols associated with Easter come from ancient spring-time celebrations; moreover, it is a four-day weekend for most of us, and many people eat too much chocolate over this holiday period.

Veronica Baig said...

VICTORIA: Excellent answer:-)