You’ve mastered coordinating conjunctions, subordinating conjunctions, and nding common
subject and verbs. Now it’s time to combine sentences in a paragraph! Combine as many
sentences as you can in the following paragraph.
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Sentence Combining: Paragraphs
The Boston Red Sox were three games down. The Red Sox had to win
the next four games to advance. Fans were worried. Boston had not won a
World Series since 1918. No team had ever come back in the playoffs from a
three-game decit. All of the fans knew this. Red Sox fans watched anxiously
as the fourth game of the ALCS began. Yankees fans watched condently.
They also knew that anything could happen. People wanted to watch a good series. They did
not expect it to be such a nail-biter! David Roberts stole second base. This move would be
remembered as the turning point of the series. Nobody believed the Red Sox would win that
year. The Red Sox won that year. The Yankees would not win the World Series for another
ve years. In 2009, the Yankees won the World Series.
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The Boston Red Sox were three games down. The Red Sox had to win
the next four games to advance. Fans were worried. Boston had not won a
World Series since 1918. No team had ever come back in the playoffs from a
three-game decit. All of the fans knew this. Red Sox fans watched anxiously
as the fourth game of the ALCS began. Yankees fans watched condently.
They also knew that anything could happen. People wanted to watch a good series. They did
not expect it to be such a nail-biter! David Roberts stole second base. This move would be
remembered as the turning point of the series. Nobody believed the Red Sox would win that
year. The Red Sox won that year. The Yankees would not win the World Series for another
ve years. In 2009, the Yankees won the World Series.
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ANSWER KEY
Answers may vary. Some possible responses include:
1. The Boston Red Sox were three games down, and they had to win the
next four games to advance.
2. Fans were worried because Boston had not won a World Series since 1918.
3. Red Sox fans watched anxiously as the fourth game of the ALCS
began; however, Yankees fans watched condently.
4. People wanted to watch a good series, but they did not expect it to be
such a nail-biter!
5. David Roberts stole second base, which would be remembered as the
turning point of the series.
6. Nobody believed the Red Sox would win that year, but they did.
7. The Yankees would not win the World Series until 2009.