CurriculumGrade 5English Language Arts

Combining & Shaping Sentences

Aligned to L.5.3 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

What this lesson teaches

You can expand, combine, or shorten sentences to make writing clearer and more interesting. Join short choppy sentences or trim wordy ones.

Worked example

'I have a dog. The dog is brown. The dog runs fast.' becomes 'My fast brown dog loves to run.' — three choppy sentences joined into one smooth one.

Practice questions

  1. Combine two short sentences into one.
  2. Expand a plain sentence by adding details.
  3. Shorten a wordy sentence without losing meaning.

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Combinar y Formar Oraciones

Puedes ampliar, combinar o acortar oraciones para que tu escritura sea más clara e interesante. Une oraciones cortas y cortadas o recorta las que sobran palabras.

Ejemplo: 'Tengo un perro. El perro es café. El perro corre rápido.' se vuelve 'Mi perro café corre muy rápido.' — tres oraciones cortadas unidas en una fluida.

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