Sentence-Combining Practice: 2 nd Grade

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1 Use frequently occurring conjunctions: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.G He got out of bed. He had something to eat. (and) He got out of bed and had something to eat. I will write them all down on a list. I will do that to remember them. (so) He ran over hills and swamps. The list blew on and on. (but) I cannot run over the hill. That was not on my list of things to do. (because)

2 Frog was so small that he could not be seen. He could not be heard. (or) Japanese spider crab eats plants. It also eats animals. (and) Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a national holiday. It honors the United States most famous civil-rights activist. (that) Use collective nouns: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1.A Giraffes live in groups. Groups of giraffes are called herds. Giraffes live in groups called herds.

3 A flock of sheep are grazing. A flock of sheep are in the field. We picked a bunch of grapes. The grapes were juicy. We could hear the pack of wolves howling. They were howling all night. Spotted hyenas live in large groups. These groups are called clans.

4 Form and use frequently occurring irregular plural nouns: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1.B The people planted vegetables. They also planted fruit seeds. The people planted vegetables and fruit seeds. Older children slept in the attic. They slept on bags filled with scratchy straw. The men fished. They fished lobsters and clams. Use reflexive pronouns (e.g., myself, ourselves): CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1.C He was sitting on an island.

5 He was by himself. He was sitting on an island by himself. The click beetle throws itself up. It throws itself into the air. A sponge is a bottom-dwelling creature. It attaches itself to something solid. Barnacles contain special glands which produce a type of "cement." They use it to glue themselves to any hard surface. Form and use the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs (e.g., sat, hid, told): CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1.D Frog sat.

6 He did nothing. Frog sat and did nothing. Toad took his clothes out of the closet. He put his clothes on. The list was in his pocket. He took the list out. Frog and Toad went on a walk. The walk was long. He sat down. He began a story.

7 Use adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1.E Many families lived in one building. The building was small. Many families lived in one small building. Diamonds form under heat and pressure. The heat and pressure must be extreme. I saw two eyes. They were huge. Toad thought about sunflowers.

8 The sunflowers were giant. Kaden hid behind the tree. The tree was skinny. He came in. He was quiet. Toad read a story to his seeds. The story was long. Green plants were coming up out of the ground. They were little.

9 He shouted. His voice was loud. Australia has many mammals. A lot of them are unusual. Capitalize holidays, product names, and geographic names: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.2.A In Churchill, Canada, polar bears come to town. They go there in the fall. In Churchill, Canada, polar bears come to town in the fall.

10 The tiger-leg leaf frog lives in the forests. It lives in South America. Asia is a continent. It is the largest continent on Earth. Warm winds blow from the Atlantic Ocean. They help give most of Europe a mild climate. Sloths live in the tropical forests. These animals live in Central and South America.

11 Use commas in greetings and closings of letters: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.2.B Use an apostrophe to form contractions and frequently occurring possessives: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.2.C There is a volcano in Hawaii. It is the largest volcano in the world. The world s largest volcano is in Hawaii. Toad ran to the house. The house belonged to Frog. Cheetahs have excellent eyesight. It helps them find prey during the day.

12 The shadow fell over them. It was a hawk. Ottawa is a capital. It is in Canada.