Transcript Combining Sentences

Combining
Sentences
Appositives
What are We Learning
Today?
0601.1.7 Identify within context a
variety of appropriate sentencecombining techniques.
In other words, we are learning to
combine sentences by using
appositives.
What are Appositives?
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Nouns or noun phrases that rename
or identify a noun
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In a sentence, they are set off by
commas.
Appositives
Rita, a good friend of mine, works as a
police officer.
Please talk to Mrs. Powell, the
guidance counselor.
Find the Appositives
The book was written by Sharon
Creech, one of my favorite authors.
My dog, an Irish setter, has spots.
Combine Sentences with
Appositives
Repetitive Sentences
My teacher is Mrs. Johnson. She
showed us her pets.
New and Improved Sentence
My teacher, Mrs. Johnson, showed us
her pets.
Combine Sentences with
Appositives
Repetitive Sentences
Eric ran squealing around the
barnyard. Eric is our pig.
How can we combine these into
ONE sentence using an appositive?
Combine Sentences with
Appositives
Repetitive Sentences
Eric ran squealing around the
barnyard. Eric is our pig.
Eric, our pig, ran squealing around the
barnyard.
What are We Learning
Today?
We can combine sentences by using
appositives.
Using Appositives
FACE OFF
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The class will be divided into TWO teams.
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A player from each team will come to the board
for a FACE OFF!
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I will display two sentences.
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The first player to correctly combine the two
sentences USING AN APPOSITIVE earns a
point for his/her team.
Round 1
Our sailboat has two sails. Our sailboat is
The Betsy.
Round 2
Our city newspaper is published every
day. Our city newspaper is The
Independent Journal.
Round 3
Amanda had the crowd cheering wildly.
Amanda is an excellent gymnast.
Round 4
John’s dog liked only one other person.
John’s dog liked me.
Round 5
The neighbor boys are twins. The
neighbor boys are excellent baseball
players.
Round 6
My sister lives in Texas. My sister’s name
is Holly.
Round 7
Molly is the best actress. Molly is the star
of the play.
Round 8
My husband is Dennis. My husband plays
the guitar.
Round 9
I enjoy my hobby. My hobby is reading.
Round 10
On the largest planets there is no water.
Jupiter and Saturn are the largest planets.
Round 11
There goes the coach. Tom Jones is the
coach.
Round 12
The car was badly damaged. The car is a
silver Mercedes.
What Did We Learn Today?
We can combine sentences by using
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