How to Join Two Sentences

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Using and and but

Use and to join similar ideas; use but to join contrasting ideas.

• The police arrived first. The ambulance came later.
• The police arrived first and the ambulance came later.
• Their front door was open. Nobody was at home.
• Their front door was open but nobody was at home.
• His rope was thin. It was strong.
• His rope was thin but it was strong.
• Peter took out his pen. He began to make notes.
• Peter took out his pen and began to make notes.

Using adjectives

Two simple sentences can be made into one by using describing words from the second sentence.

• A boar charged the hunter. It was extremely savage.
• An extremely savage boar charged the hunter.
• The soldiers attacked the enemies. The soldiers were brave.
• The brave soldiers attacked the enemies.
• The wind sprang up suddenly. It was very strong.
• The very strong wind sprang up suddenly.
• The sun beat down on the horsemen. It was painfully hot.
• The painfully hot sun beat down on the horse men.

Using a preposition and which

• We bought some lemons. We extracted the juice.
• We bought some lemons from which we extracted the juice.
• Alice lent me a mattress. I slept soundly.
• Alice lent me a mattress on which I slept soundly.
• I picked up a stick. I killed the snake.
• I picked up a stick with which I killed the snake.
• My aunt gave me her gold necklace. I was very grateful.
• My aunt gave me her gold necklace for which I was very grateful.

Using a preposition + whose/whom

Read the sentences given below.

• The boy is very tall. We swam in his pool.
• The boy, in whose pool we swam, is very tall.
• I played golf with a visitor. He was a good player.
• The visitor, with whom I played golf, was a good player.
• I sat beside a woman. The woman was your aunt.
• The woman beside whom I sat was your aunt.
• I rode on Harry's horse. Harry watched me closely.
• Harry, on whose horse I rode, watched me closely.
• I sent a parcel to my friend. He received it yesterday.
• My friend, to whom I sent a parcel, received it yesterday.

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See Also

Exclamations
Exclamations exercise
Exclamations: common errors
Common mistakes with pronouns - Part 2
Common errors with adjectives - part 1
Common errors with adjectives - part 2