Ways to Combine Sentences

Take two sentences and make a compound sentence

Example: Water at Big Bear Lake is cold, and swimming is discouraged.

Insert modifiers, adjectives or adverbs, to combine sentences

Example: Swimming in the cold water is discouraged

Use a prepositional phrase to combine sentences

Example: Near Los Angeles, San Diego, and Las Vegas, Big Bear, California is easily accessible.

List items in a series to combine sentences

Example: Park rangers encourage boating, fishing, and kayaking

Use a subordinating conjunction to combine sentences:

Example: Unless you want to sleep at a rest stop using railroad ties as firewood, plan ahead.

Use a dependent clause beginning with a relative pronoun (which, that, whom, whose, or who):

Example: Big Bear Lake, which sits 7,000 feet above sea level, is home to great fishing, kayaking, and boating.

Use participial phrases to combine sentences:

Examples: Planning ahead eliminates the need to sleep at rest stops and the need to use railroad ties as firewood.