Writing Well Built Sentences | Practice 1
Instructions
Based on this lesson, rewrite the sentences in each item into a single sentence.
When you are finished, click “Answer.”
Attention. You can combine sentences in innumerable ways, so your answer may be different from the one provided. Use it as a general guide.
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1. The lecture was very monotonous. Some students fell asleep. Other students just left before the lecture was over.
Write one well built sentence:
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Possible sentence 1: The lecture was very monotonous, so some students fell asleep while others just left before it was over.
Possible sentence 2: The lecture was so monotonous that some students fell asleep and others just left before it was over.
2. The village was in a remote area. That made it difficult for rescue crews to reach the village.
Write one well built sentence:
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Possible sentence 1: Moving slowly because of the darkness, the survivors moved from room to room looking for a way out.
Possible sentence 2: The survivors moved slowly because of the darkness. They moved from room to room looking for a way out.
3. Adnan Abdi is Indian. He has won a Pulitzer prize. He has been documenting the protests in his hometown.
Write one well built sentence:
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Possible sentence 1: Indian Pulitzer Prize winner Adnan Abdi has been documenting the protests in his hometown.
4. Panda bears survive on a very limited diet. They only eat bamboo. They eat up to 84 pounds of bamboo per day.
Write one well built sentence:
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Possible sentence 1: Panda bears survive on a very limited diet of bamboo, eating up to 84 pounds of it per day.
Possible sentence 2: Surviving on a very limited diet, panda bears eat up to 84 pounds of only bamboo per day.
5. The police questioned the witnesses. Then they left the scene. They started their investigation.
Write one well built sentence:
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Possible sentence 1: After questioning the witnesses, the police left the scene and started their investigation.
Possible sentence 2: The police questioned the witnesses, left the scene, and started their investigation immediately.
How’s it coming so far? Try a few more just in case.
6. Social media allows you to find people. You find people who share your interests. You can network with them.
Write one well built sentence:
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Possible sentence 1: Social media allows you to find and network with people who share your interests.
7. Seatbelts can save your life. Many Americans learn that every day. They learn it from firsthand experience.
Write one well built sentence:
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Possible sentence 1: Many Americans learn from firsthand experience every day that seatbelts can save your life.
8. Advances in car safety have reduced the number of motor vehicle fatalities. The data show that. The data are from a number of studies.
Write one well built sentence:
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Possible sentence 1: Data from a number of studies show that advances in car safety have reduced the number of motor vehicle fatalities.
Possible sentence 2: As data from a number of students show, advances in car safety have reduced the number of motor vehicle fatalities.
9. Isaac Newton was English. He was a physicist and mathematician. He formulated the theory of universal gravity. He is best known for that theory.
Write one well built sentence:
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Possible sentence 1: English physicist and mathematician Isaac Newton is best known for having formulated the theory of universal gravity.
Possible sentence 2: An English physicist and mathematician, Isaac Newton is best known for formulating the theory of universal gravity.
10. Isaac Newton was born in Woolsthorpe. Woolsthorpe is a small village in Lincolnshire. He was born a few days short of one year after Galileo died.
Write one well built sentence:
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Possible sentence 1: Isaac Newton was born in Woolsthorpe, a small village in Lincolnshire, a few days short of one year after Galileo died.
Possible sentence 2: Born in Woolsthorpe, a small village in Lincolnshire, Isaac Newton was born a few days short of one year after Galileo died.
Possible sentence 3: A few days short of one year after Galileo died, Isaac Newton was born in Woolsthorpe, a small village in Lincolnshire.
Related Practice
Do you want something a little more challenging? Then don’t miss out on Practice 2 if you have’t completed it yet.
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