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In your writing, you can combine two short sentences by using
a prepositional phrase. If two sentences tell about one subject,
you can combine them by moving a prepositional phrase from one
sentence to the other.
Short Sentences
Our dog Growler chased Growler ran into Mr.
a cat. Hernandez’s garden.
Combined Sentence
Our dog Growler chased a cat into Mr. Hernandez’s
garden.
Connect Grammar to Writing
As you revise your autobiography, look for short sentences that
you can combine by moving a prepositional phrase from one
sentence to the other. Using a variety of sentence lengths will
make your writing more interesting to read.
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