Question

1. What is the most effective way to combine the following two sentences: Allison drank all the milk. She went to the store to buy another gallon.

Since Allison drank all the milk, she went to the store to buy another gallon.

Allison bought another gallon of milk.

Allison drank all the milk and went to the store.
2.
Combine the following two sentences into a complex sentence: The storm raged for three hours. Many homes were flooded.

The storm raged and flooded.

The storm raged for three hours, flooding many homes.

Because the storm raged for three hours, many homes were flooded.

Answer 1

Answer: 1. Since Alison drank all the milk, she went to the store to buy another gallon.

2. The storm raged for 3 hours, flooding many homes.

Explanation: 1. Subordinating conjunction was used to combine an independent and dependent clauses. Common conjunctions such as, since; as; though; although; etc are used to combine clauses. Subordinating conjunctions signal the cause-and-effect relationship in a sentence.

2. A comma can be used to combine two dependent clauses. Dependent clauses are clauses that have both the subject and the verb but cannot stand on its own. Only use a comma at the end of the sentence for added emphasis.