Lab Activity 34: Sentence Combining 4

Lab Activities
Lab Activity 34: Sentence Combining 4

Objective: To practice combining sentences using possessives, indirect quotations, and lead-ins to quotations.

Step 3: For each of the groups of sentences below, select the choice that correctly combines the sentences using possessives, indirect quotations, or lead-ins to quotations.


		1. Yogi Berra had a statement about the value of money. The statement was "A nickel isn't worth a dime today."

		2. Once, Berra was told he looked cool. He said, "Thanks, you don't look so hot yourself."

		3. My friend Courtney just told me a Berra statement I hadn't heard before. The statement was, "If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be."

		4. My dad has a favorite Berra saying. The saying is, "The future ain't what it used to be."

		5. Dad has an opinion about that saying. Dad feels that Berra packed a lot of meaning into a memorable phrase.

		6. Berra once said a statement that I wish I had been able to say. Berra said, "I usually take a two-hour nap from one to four."

		7. Berra was discussing a movie starring the actor Steve McQueen, who died several years ago. Berra said, "He must have made that before he died."

		8. There's another Berra statement that says a lot. The statement is, "Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel."

		9. Berra even had a memorable quote about funerals. His statement about funerals was, "You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours."

		10. Somebody once told Berra, "Hey, Yogi, I think we're lost." Berra's reply was, "Yeah, but we're making great time!"

		*Step 4: Now that you have practiced combining sentences using possessives, indirect quotations, and lead-ins to quotations, think about a comedian you like or someone else who says funny and memorable things. Then write a paragraph in the box below describing some of the statements by that person. Your quotations don't have to be completely accurate; just try to remember them as best you can. In your paragraph, include at least one sentence using a possessive, one sentence using an indirect quotation, and one sentence using a lead-in to a quotation. Then check your paragraph to make sure you have combined your sentences correctly. You may refer to the sentence-combining techniques in Chapter 34. To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.*

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