Sentence Combining

The art of writing beautiful sentences.

JOINING WORDS

TIME CAUSE-EFFECT CONTRAST COMBINATION and so but and or

DEPENDENT WORDS

TIME CAUSE-EFFECT CONTRAST CONDITIONbefore because even though ifafter since although even ifwhen whereas unlessas untilwhile

CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS

TIME CAUSE-EFFECT CONTRAST COMBINATIONnext therefore however furthermorethen as a result nevertheless moreovernow consequently on the other hand in additionafterwards hence instead alsosecond thus otherwiselater

Mr. Bar is on a diet. He hasn’t lost any weight.

Mr. Bar is on a diet, ____ he hasn’t lost any weight.but

_______ Mr. Bar is on a diet, he hasn’t lost any weight. Although

Mr. Bar is on a diet. ________ he hasn’t lost any weight.However,

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The truck pulled off the road. Its engine died.

The truck pulled off the road, ____ its engine died.and

_____ the truck pulled off the road, its engine died. After

The truck pulled off the road. _____ its engine died.Then,