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Four Ways to Combine Sentences

Use Compound Subjects

A compound subject is two or more subjects in one sentence.

Tara loves reptiles. Fae loves reptiles. Tara and Fae love reptiles.

Use Compound Verbs

A compound verb (predicate) is two or more verbs in one sentence.

Fae spotted an iguana. She fed it an orange.
Fae spotted an iguana and fed it an orange.

Use a Series

You can also use a series to combine short sentences.