Combining Sentences for Flow — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the 6th Grade sentences & clauses worksheet.
Success TutoringWorksheetsAnswer sheet6th Grade · English · Sentences & ClausesCombining Sentences for Flow — Answers
Part A: Share the subject or the verb
When two sentences repeat the same subject or the same action, join them with and so nothing is repeated.
Answer: Ana and Tom played the drums.
- Two subjects share one verb.
Answer: The dog barked and chased its tail.
- One subject shares two verbs.
Answer: The baby giggled and clapped her hands.
Answer: My uncle and my aunt love hiking.
- With two subjects, the verb changes from loves to love.
Part B: Add an appositive
An appositive is a noun phrase that renames a noun. It sits right after the noun, with commas on both sides: Rex, a golden retriever, loves to swim. Combine each pair using an appositive.
Answer: Leo, my best friend, is moving to a new town.
Answer: Rex, a golden retriever, loves to swim.
Answer: Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, is made mostly of gas.
Part C: Open with an -ing phrase
Turn the first sentence into an -ing phrase and use it to open the second sentence. Put a comma after the phrase.
Answer: Grabbing her umbrella, Maya ran out the door.
- Also correct: Maya ran out the door, grabbing her umbrella.
Answer: Whistling a tune, the boy walked down the street.
- Also correct: The boy walked down the street, whistling a tune.
Answer: Stretching lazily, the cat curled up in the sun.
- Also correct: The cat curled up in the sun, stretching lazily.
Part D: Choose the conjunction
A conjunction shows how two ideas are linked: by contrast, reason, time or condition. Circle the conjunction that fits.
- Aalthough
- Bbecause
- Cso
Answer: although
Being cold is a reason you might not play outside, so the link is a contrast: although.
- Auntil
- Balthough
- Cbecause
Answer: until
You stir up to the moment it thickens: until.
- Abecause
- Bunless
- Calthough
Answer: because
The flooded field is the reason: because.
- Aunless
- Bbecause
- Csince
Answer: unless
Starting now is the only way to finish on time: unless.
Part E: Your turn
Sam woke up early. Sam looked out the window. Snow covered the ground. Sam put on his boots. Sam ran outside. His little sister followed him. His little sister is called Ivy.
Model answer: Waking up early, Sam looked out the window. Snow covered the ground, so he put on his boots and ran outside. Ivy, his little sister, followed him.
Success criteria:
- At least three combining methods used
- No important information lost
- Commas used correctly with appositives and -ing phrases
- Paragraph reads smoothly without repeated subjects
Marking tips
- Give credit for correct method even when the final answer slips — the working shows where the thinking went right.
- For open-ended tasks, use the success criteria as a checklist rather than looking for one "right" answer.
- Celebrate what went well first, then pick one thing to work on next.