Introduction to Sentence Combining Exercises

Prologue to Sentence Combining Exercises This activity will acquaint you with sentence consolidating that is, sorting out arrangements of short, uneven sentences into longer, progressively compelling ones. Nonetheless, the objective of sentence joining isn't to create longer sentences yet rather to grow increasingly successful sentencesand to assist you with turning into a progressively flexible essayist. Sentence joining approaches you to try different things with various strategies for assembling words. Since there are incalculable approaches to assemble sentences, your objective isn't to locate the one right blend however to consider various courses of action before you choose which one is the best. An Example of Sentence Combining Lets think about a model. Start by seeing this rundown of eight short (and tedious) sentences: She was our Latin teacher.We were in high school.She was tiny.She was a birdlike woman.She was swarthy.She had dim eyes.Her eyes were sparkling.Her hair was turning gray. Presently have a go at consolidating those sentences into three, two, or even only one clear and reasonable sentence: during the time spent joining, overlook dreary words and expressions, (for example, She was) yet keep the entirety of the first subtleties. Have you prevailing with regards to joining the sentences? Assuming this is the case, contrast your work and these example blends: Our Latin educator in secondary school was a minuscule lady. She was dark and birdlike. She had dim, shining eyes and turning gray hair.When we were in secondary school, our Latin educator was a minuscule lady. She was dark and birdlike, with dull, shimmering eyes and turning gray hair.Our secondary school Latin instructor was a dark, birdlike lady. She was minuscule, with dim, shimmering eyes and turning gray hair.Our Latin instructor in secondary school was a birdlike lady, small and dark, with turning gray hair and dull, shining eyes. Keep in mind, theres no single right mix. Truth be told, there are typically a few different ways to consolidate sentences in these activities. After a little practice, notwithstanding, youll find that a few blends are more clear and more compelling than others. In the event that youre inquisitive, here is the sentence that filled in as the first model for this small joining exercise: Our secondary school Latin educator was a minuscule, birdlike lady, dark, with shining dim eyes, turning gray hair.(Charles W. Morton, It Has Its Charm) An unordinary mix, you may state. Is it the most ideal adaptation? Too observe in later activities, that question cannot be replied until we take a gander at the blend with regards to the sentences that go before and tail it. All things considered, certain rules merit remembering as we assess our work in these activities. Assessing Sentence Combinations Subsequent to joining a lot of sentences in an assortment of ways, you should set aside the effort to assess your work and choose which blends you like and which ones you dont. You may do this assessment all alone or in a gathering wherein you will get an opportunity to contrast your new sentences and those of others. In either case, read your sentences for all to hear as you assess them: how they sound to you can be similarly as uncovering concerning what they look like. Here are six essential characteristics to consider when you assess your new sentences: Which means. To the extent you can decide, have you passed on the thought expected by the first author?Clarity. Is the sentence clear? Would it be able to be comprehended on the first reading?Coherence. Do the different pieces of the sentence fit together sensibly and smoothly?Emphasis. Are watchwords and expressions put in determined positions (as a rule at the end or at the absolute starting point of the sentence)?Conciseness. Does the sentence obviously express a thought without squandering words?Rhythm. Does the sentence stream, or is it set apart by unbalanced interferences? Do the interferences help to stress key focuses (a viable procedure), or do they simply divert (an incapable strategy)? These six characteristics are so firmly related that one cannot be effortlessly isolated from another. The criticalness of the different characteristics and their interrelationship-ought to become more clear to you as you keep on dealing with this ability.