Thursday, September 18, 2008

Learn English By Combining Sentences

First things first. This is the title of a famous book from a business guru. I would like to have you do a bit of practice before I give you new information. Sentence combining is a great way to improve your writing skills, and I was just working with a student toward this goal. I decided that this would be good practice for everyone. This is how it works.

John Anderson is a student.
John Anderson is an American.
John Anderson loves to ski.
John Anderson loves to eat.
John Anderson loves to talk.

John Anderson, an American, loves to ski, eat and talk.

Now you try it. Believe me it is great practice.

Susie Smith is a doctor.
Susie Smith comes from Argentina.
Susie Smith studies every night.
Susie Smith studies at the library.

(Hint: There’s more than one way to do this.)

Regards,
Barbara92106
http://www.languagecommunicator.com/

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