Tool-of-choice Sentence Examples

If you’ve ever had a slice of pecan pie and thought, "Wow, this is the best dessert I’ve ever had," you already have experience with the first step in evaluation. Now you just have to build out all the qualities that make that pecan pie so good (amazing crust, perfectly sweet filling, fresh pecans) and you’ve basically got a whole evaluation essay on your hands. Once you get a good handle on evaluation essays, writing one will be as easy as pie.

Combining sentences is one of the basic skills of the English language. However, once elementary writers can read and comprehend more complex syntax, teachers often move on to different writing skills. With some extra practice and classroom focus, students can reinforce sentence combining skills before mastering higher level skills. Keep reading for opportunities to teach sentence combining in both elementary and secondary classrooms.