2. Combining
Sentences

3. Shared information...

4. Shared information...
• In the tidal pool we saw starfish.

5. Shared information...
• In the tidal pool we saw starfish.
• We also saw sea horses.

6. Shared information...
• In the tidal pool we saw starfish.
• We also saw sea horses.
• We also saw sea urchins.

7. Shared information...
• In the tidal pool we saw starfish.
• We also saw sea horses.
• We also saw sea urchins.
What word is common
between these three sentences?

8. Shared information...
• In the tidal pool we saw starfish.
• We also saw sea horses.
• We also saw sea urchins.
What word is common
between these three sentences?

9. Shared information...
• In the tidal pool we saw starfish.
• We also saw sea horses.
• We also saw sea urchins.

10. Shared information...
• In the tidal pool we saw starfish.
• We also saw sea horses.
• We also saw sea urchins.

11. Shared information...
• In the tidal pool we saw starfish.
• We also saw sea horses.
• We also saw sea urchins.
Several words are repeated. Each sentence has
the same subject and verb.

12. Shared information...
• In the tidal pool we saw starfish.
• We also saw sea horses.
• We also saw sea urchins.
Several words are repeated. Each sentence has
the same subject and verb.
This can be written better leaving out the
repeated word “saw.”

13. Shared information...
• In the tidal pool we saw starfish.
• We also saw sea horses.
• We also saw sea urchins.

14. Shared information...
• In the tidal pool we saw starfish.
• We also saw sea horses.
• We also saw sea urchins.

15. Shared information...
• In the tidal pool we saw starfish.
• We also saw sea horses.
• We also saw sea urchins.
BETTER: In the tidal pool, we saw starfish,
sea horses, and sea urchins.

17. • We swam.

18. • We swam.
• We snorkeled.

19. • We swam.
• We snorkeled.
• We explored the beach.

20. • We swam.
• We snorkeled.
• We explored the beach.

21. • We swam.
• We snorkeled.
• We explored the beach.
• How would you rewrite this to form
a better sentence?

22. • We swam.
• We snorkeled.
• We explored the beach.
• How would you rewrite this to form
a better sentence?

23. • We swam.
• We snorkeled.
• We explored the beach.
• How would you rewrite this to form
a better sentence?
• BETTER: We swam, snorkeled, and
explored the beach.

24. • BETTER: We swam,
snorkeled, and explored the
beach.
• Three sentences were
combined into one.

26. • The water sparkled in every
direction.

27. • The water sparkled in every
direction.
• The water was clear and calm.

28. • The water sparkled in every
direction.
• The water was clear and calm.

29. • The water sparkled in every
direction.
• The water was clear and calm.
• What can you combine in this
sentence?

31. • The water sparkled in every
direction.

32. • The water sparkled in every
direction.
• The water was clear and calm.

33. • The water sparkled in every
direction.
• The water was clear and calm.

34. • The water sparkled in every
direction.
• The water was clear and calm.
• BETTER: The clear and calm water
sparkled in every direction.