Sentence Structure
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Sentence Combining Answer Key
Combine the following sentences into one effective sentence with only one independent clause.
(Any exceptions to this requirement are noted as a hint.) There is space for you to write your
new sentence underneath each question.
1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a novel written by Ken Kesey.
Its protagonist is Randall Patrick McMurphy.
He pretends to be insane to escape a work farm.
He discovers he is now trapped in an asylum.
He shows other characters the truth of their situation.
The protagonist of Ken Kesey's novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Randall Patrick
McMurphy, escapes a work farm by pretending insanity but then becomes trapped in an
asylum, where he shows other characters their true situation.
2. Tiger Woods is the name of a young American golfer.
He set a record in the 1997 Master's Tournament.
He surprised all the veterans.
He was 22 at the time.
An American golfer, Tiger Woods, was only 22 when he surprised all the veterans and set a
record in the 1977 Master's Tournament.
At the age of 22, Tiger Woods, the young American golfer, surprised all the veterans when he
set the record in the 1997 Master's Tournament.
Twenty-two-year-old American golfer Tiger Woods surprised all veterans when he set a
record in the 1997 Master's Tournament.
3. Ramonita Espinoza used to coach at Notre Dame University.
She now works at UConn.
She is the new soccer coach.
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Ramonita Espinoza, the new soccer coach at UConn, was formerly a coach at Notre Dame
University.
4. Ronald E. Pepin is a well known translator of medieval texts.
He has two honorary degrees from Fordham University.
He recently published his fourth book on ancient medical practices.
He was only forty-four years old at the time.
Ronald E. Pepin, a well known translator of medieval texts and a recipient of two honorary
degrees from Fordham University, recently published his fourth book on ancient medical
practices when he was only forty-four years old.
5. John F. Kennedy was inaugurated into office in January of 1961.
He was assassinated in November of 1963.
He spent only 1000 days in office.
John F. Kennedy spent only 1000 days in office between his inauguration in January 1961
and the assassination of November 1963.
6. Some students become nervous around computers.
They are nervous around anything high-tech.
Other students seem to enjoy new challenges.
They regard learning how to use computers as a kind of game.
HINT: Use a semicolon in this re-write.
Some students are nervous around computers or anything high-tech; others enjoy new
challenges and regard learning how to use computers as a kind of game.
7. Lost is my favorite television program.
Lost is now in its fourth year.
It has won numerous awards.
Now in its fourth year, my favorite television program, Lost, has won numerous awards.
8. Lowell Weicker was once Governor of Connecticut.
He was leader of that state's American Party.
Weicker has long been known as a maverick among politicians.
He now teaches at the University of Virginia.
Now a teacher at the University of Virginia, Lowell Weicker, long known as a maverick
among politicians, was once Governor of Connecticut and head of that state's American
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