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Sentence Combining

Atoms and Subatomic Parts

Combined Sentence Examples

Combine the groups of sentences into single sentences without losing any meaning.  (You will have to change the wording)

 

  1. The term atom means indivisible.   It comes from an ancient Greek word. 

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2.      Ancient Greek philosophers first proposed the idea of an atom.  What we call atoms today can be broken into parts.

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  1. Atoms have more than one part.  Most of an atom is empty space.  The nucleus is the central core of an atom.  The nucleus is surrounded by a cloud of electrons.

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  1. Two particles can be found in the nucleus of an atom.  Protons are a particle in the nucleus of an atom.  Neutrons are particles in the nucleus of an atom.

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  1. Protons are positively charged particles.   The number of protons determines the type of element.

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  1. Molecules are made of atoms.  Atoms are made of subatomic parts.  The basic subatomic parts are electrons, protons, and neutrons.

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Sentence Combining Techniques & Tips

 

Move words around

Add words

Remove Words

Change words

Change word endings

 

Coordinating Conjunctions

 

And

Or

But

So

for

Subordinating Conjunctions

 

Since

Because

Although

Unless

Despite

When

After

 

Personal/Impersonal Pronouns

 

He

She

They

 

It

 

Relative Pronouns

 

What

Which

Who

Where

 

That

Prepositions

 

With

 

 

if  . . .  then

not only . . . but also

whether . . . .or

either  . . .  or      neither . . .  nor

 

 

 

 

However

Moreover

Nevertheless

Consequently

as a result

 

 

 

 

Add an “ing” to a verb – participles

 

Use commas to insert an appositive