3.4 Bruce Saddler - Sentence Combining - Handout
3.4 Bruce Saddler - Sentence Combining - Handout
3.4 Bruce Saddler - Sentence Combining - Handout
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!! First, sentence combining<br />
increases an awareness of<br />
writer motivations and reader<br />
responses<br />
!!How does my writing sound to<br />
others?<br />
!!Is there a better way of saying<br />
it?<br />
!! Second, varying sentences<br />
combinations can help students<br />
“convey different ideas”.<br />
!! may reduce the choppy or run-on style<br />
sentences students produce<br />
!! elevates awareness of and familiarity with<br />
syntactic options for expressing the same<br />
idea<br />
!! willingness to experiment<br />
!! If enough practice is provided to make writers<br />
comfortable with various options<br />
!! Third, discussing sentence<br />
combining exercises may also<br />
help students become<br />
confident about!punctuation<br />
!! Exercises illustrate how punctuation<br />
organizes sentence elements<br />
!! Fourth, sentence combining<br />
practice may foster skill in<br />
revision<br />
!!By promoting<br />
!!reorganization<br />
!!addition<br />
!!or elimination of textual elements
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