IXL | Combine sentences: subjects | 2nd grade language arts

Read the two sentences.

Bears can climb trees.

Big cats can climb trees.

Now, combine the two sentences into one.

and

big cats

can climb trees

Bears

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question

Read the two sentences.

Water helps plants grow.

The sun helps plants grow.

Now, combine the two sentences into one.

help plants grow

and

the sun

Water

key idea

When you write, you can sometimes combine two short sentences together to make a longer sentence. Combining sentences can make your writing more interesting. Sentences are more interesting when they have different lengths. They are also more interesting when they don't use the same words over and over.

Every sentence has a subject and a predicate. The subject tells who or what is doing something. The predicate tells what the subject is doing.

When two sentences have the same predicate, you can combine them. Use the word and to join the subjects.

For example, look at these two sentences. Find the subjects and predicates.

Ed likes cooking.

Meg likes cooking.

Join the two subjects with and. Then, add the predicate. Use the plural verb like because the subject is now plural.

Ed and Meg like cooking.

solution

Look at the two sentences. Find the subjects and predicates.

Water helps plants grow.

The sun helps plants grow.

Join the two subjects with and. Then, add the predicate.

Water and the sun help plants grow.

Here, Water goes first because it starts with a capital letter. Use the plural verb help because the subject is now plural.

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