(8th grade) Sentence Combining I - Combine each group of short, choppy sentences into one smooth-sounding sentence. Write all six as a paragraph. Then do it again, this time combining each of  the groups in a different way. Extra Credit: Do it again.
Rock and Roll Part I
1a. The video begins to roll. 1b. The screen fills with hysteria. 1c. The hysteria is in a stadium. 1d. A live concert is in the stadium.
2a. The singer is young. 2b. The singer is skinny. 2c. The singer steps into the spotlight. 2d. The spotlight is red.
3a. His shirt is unbuttoned. 3b. This bares his chest. 3c. His chest is pale.
4a. Sounds swirl around him. 4b. The sounds are guitars. 4c. The sounds are drums. 4d. The sounds are girls. 4e. The girls are screaming.
5a. He nods. 5b. The nod is sly. 5c. The nod is to the crowd. 5d. He winks at the drummer.b 5e. The drummer responds with a beat. 5f.  The beat is pounding.
6a. The singer becomes animated. 6b. His legs are like rubber. 6c. His body jerks.
7a. His head is thrown back. 7b. He wails a shout. 7c. The shout is into the mic. 7d. The mic is at his lips.
8a. His movements are twisting. 8b. His movements are frenzied.
9a. The music gets louder. 9b. The singer's voice becomes garbled. 9c. The stadium swirls with sound. 9d. The sound is crazy.
 

(8th grade) Sentence Combining I - Combine each group of short, choppy sentences into one smooth-sounding sentence. Write all six as a paragraph. Then do it again, this time combining each of  the groups in a different way. Extra Credit: Do it again.
Rock and Roll Part I
1a. The video begins to roll. 1b. The screen fills with hysteria. 1c. The hysteria is in a stadium. 1d. A live concert is in the stadium.
2a. The singer is young. 2b. The singer is skinny. 2c. The singer steps into the spotlight. 2d. The spotlight is red.
3a. His shirt is unbuttoned. 3b. This bares his chest. 3c. His chest is pale.
4a. Sounds swirl around him. 4b. The sounds are guitars. 4c. The sounds are drums. 4d. The sounds are girls. 4e. The girls are screaming.
5a. He nods. 5b. The nod is sly. 5c. The nod is to the crowd. 5d. He winks at the drummer.b 5e. The drummer responds with a beat. 5f.  The beat is pounding.
6a. The singer becomes animated. 6b. His legs are like rubber. 6c. His body jerks.
7a. His head is thrown back. 7b. He wails a shout. 7c. The shout is into the mic. 7d. The mic is at his lips.
8a. His movements are twisting. 8b. His movements are frenzied.
9a. The music gets louder. 9b. The singer's voice becomes garbled. 9c. The stadium swirls with sound. 9d. The sound is crazy.
 

(8th grade) Sentence Combining I - Combine each group of short, choppy sentences into one smooth-sounding sentence. Write all six as a paragraph. Then do it again, this time combining each of  the groups in a different way. Extra Credit: Do it again.
Rock and Roll Part I
1a. The video begins to roll. 1b. The screen fills with hysteria. 1c. The hysteria is in a stadium. 1d. A live concert is in the stadium.
2a. The singer is young. 2b. The singer is skinny. 2c. The singer steps into the spotlight. 2d. The spotlight is red.
3a. His shirt is unbuttoned. 3b. This bares his chest. 3c. His chest is pale.
4a. Sounds swirl around him. 4b. The sounds are guitars. 4c. The sounds are drums. 4d. The sounds are girls. 4e. The girls are screaming.
5a. He nods. 5b. The nod is sly. 5c. The nod is to the crowd. 5d. He winks at the drummer.b 5e. The drummer responds with a beat. 5f.  The beat is pounding.
6a. The singer becomes animated. 6b. His legs are like rubber. 6c. His body jerks.
7a. His head is thrown back. 7b. He wails a shout. 7c. The shout is into the mic. 7d. The mic is at his lips.
8a. His movements are twisting. 8b. His movements are frenzied.
9a. The music gets louder. 9b. The singer's voice becomes garbled. 9c. The stadium swirls with sound. 9d. The sound is crazy.