Tuesday, April 13, 2010

SENTENCE COMBINATION, Apr. 13th, 2010

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.

1. The celebration of Earth Day is associated with spring.

2. In many parts of Canada, spring doesn’t arrive until May.

3. Yesterday, when I woke up, there was fresh snow on the ground, and snow can occur through May.

7 comments:

Julie said...

Not arriving until May in many parts of Canada, spring is associated with the celebration of Earth Day and snow, as the fresh one found on the ground when I woke up yesterday.

maya said...

The celebration of Earth Day is associated with spring, which, in many parts of Canada, doesn't arrive until May; a month where it still snow just like it did when I woke up yesterday.

Veronica Baig said...

JULIE:You're going in the right direction here, but it reads as though Earth Day isn't celebrated until May, and think about youruse of "one".
MAYA: That's a good way of doing it:-)

Saadat said...

The celebration of Earth Day is associated with spring, which doesn't arrive until May in many parts of Canada; however, snow can also occur, yesterday, when I woke up, there was fresh snow on the ground.

Veronica Baig said...

SAADAT: That's good--the only thing missing a semicolon before yesterday.

Unknown said...

The celebration of Earth Day is usually associated with spring, but in many parts of Canada this season doesn't arrive until May, when snow can still occur, as it did yesterday.

Hum... not sure about the sound of the ending.

Veronica Baig said...

INGRID: That sounds fine!