Frances Moore Lappe

Sentence Combining

Combine the pair of sentences into one sentence, using an adverb clause, and adjective clause, or a noun clause for each sentence.

Substitute a connecting word for the word in italics.

Example: Frances Moore Lappe argues something. She says that there is enough food in the world for everyone for everyone to have enough.

Frances Moore Lappe argues that there is enough food in the world for everyone to have enough.

Frances Moore Lappe is an expert on poverty. Her book Diet for a Small Planet sold three million copies.

Frances Moore Lappe is an expert on poverty whose book Diet for a Small Planet sold three million copies.

Her most recent book, which is called Ecomind, was published last year.

Her most recent book, which was published last year, is called Ecomind,

Lappe says that hungry people cannot get food. They are too poor to have the tools they need to access it. (Use an adverb clause.)

Lappe says that hungry people cannot get food because they are too poor to have the tools they need to access it. (Use an adverb clause.)

Lappe says that hungry people cannot get food. They are too poor to have the tools they need to access it. (Use an adverb clause.)

Lappe supports “living democracy,” which is more than what we do in the voting booth.

We think we have democracy. It is “thin democracy” and not living democracy. (Use an adverb clause.)

Subordinator:

Even though we think we have democracy, it is “thin democracy” and not living democracy

Conjunction:

We think we have democracy, but it is “thin democracy” and not living democracy.

Logical Connector:

We think we have democracy; however, it is “thin democracy” and not living democracy.

We need more than “thin democracy.” It creates waste and scarcity.

We need more than “thin democracy,” which creates waste and scarcity.

“Thin democracy” means only that people can vote. “Living democracy” means changing our daily choices and behavior. (Use an adverb clause.)

While “thin democracy” means only that people can vote, “living democracy” means changing our daily choices and behavior. (Use an adverb clause.)

(Subordinator that begins an adverb clause)

“Thin democracy” means only that people can vote, but “living democracy” means changing our daily choices and behavior.

(Conjunction that forms a compound sentence)

“Thin democracy” means only that people can vote; on the other hand, “living democracy” means changing our daily choices and behavior.

(Logical connector)

In contrast with “thin democracy,” which means only that people can vote, “living democracy” means changing our daily choices and behavior.

(Saying the same thing with a prepositional phrase)

Frances Moore Lappe believes something. We can build a living democracy. It can solve the problem of hunger in the world. (Write a sentence with two clauses)

Lappe says we can change the world. We are willing to make the necessary changes. (Combine these sentences with an ‘if’ clause)

She believes something. Human nature is basically good. We need to build a society to match our basic nature.(Write a sentence with a compound noun clause.)