Revising with Style

Combining Sentences I

1. The story “Names/Nombres” is by Julia Alvarez. It tells of her experiences after immigrating to the United States.

1. The story “Names/Nombres” is by Julia Alvarez. It tells of her experiences after immigrating to the United States.

The story “Names/Nombres” by Julia Alvarez tells of her experiences after immigrating to the United States.

A.Remove the verb “is” and the pronoun “it” to make a simple sentence.

A.Remove the verb “is” and the pronoun “it” to make a simple sentence.

OROR

Julia Alvarez’s story “Names/Nombres” tells of her experiences after immigrating to the United States.

B.Change “by Julia Alvarez” to the possessive noun “Julia Alvarez’s” and place it at the beginning of the new sentence. Delete the period and “It.”

B.Change “by Julia Alvarez” to the possessive noun “Julia Alvarez’s” and place it at the beginning of the new sentence. Delete the period and “It.”

OROR

The story “Names/Nombres” is by Julia Alvarez, and it tells of her experiences after immigrating to the United States.

C.Change the period to a comma, and add the coordinating conjunction “and” to make a compound sentence.

C.Change the period to a comma, and add the coordinating conjunction “and” to make a compound sentence.

OROR

“Names/Nombres,” a story by Julia Alvarez, tells of her experiences after immigrating to the United States.

D.Move “story” so that it becomes part of an appositive for the title, and then delete “The,” “It,” and the period.

D.Move “story” so that it becomes part of an appositive for the title, and then delete “The,” “It,” and the period.

A.The story “Names/Nombres” by Julia Alvarez tells of her experiences after immigrating to the United States.

A.The story “Names/Nombres” by Julia Alvarez tells of her experiences after immigrating to the United States.

B.Julia Alvarez’s story “Names/Nombres” tells of her experiences after immigrating to the United States.

B.Julia Alvarez’s story “Names/Nombres” tells of her experiences after immigrating to the United States.

C.The story “Names/Nombres” is by Julia Alvarez, and it tells of her experiences after immigrating to the United States.

C.The story “Names/Nombres” is by Julia Alvarez, and it tells of her experiences after immigrating to the United States.

D.“Names/Nombres,” a story by Julia Alvarez, tells of her experiences after immigrating to the United States.

D.“Names/Nombres,” a story by Julia Alvarez, tells of her experiences after immigrating to the United States.

All the new sentences are correct and keep the original meaning, but if this were the TAKS Writing test, and you

had to choose only one, which would it be?

All the new sentences are correct and keep the original meaning, but if this were the TAKS Writing test, and you

had to choose only one, which would it be?

AA BB CC DD