Apply named revision moves: add detail, stronger verb, vary length, combine, check tense
Exercise Difficulty 3 ~3 min eng.g2.s.ex_25

Combine Vary Apply

Prompt

Apply ONE COMBINE move (join two short sentences with and/but/or/so/because) AND ONE VARY SENTENCE LENGTH move (add a short punchy sentence) to your draft. Annotate both.

M-2-S-EX-25 Illustration
Reference image showing two short strips joining with a green pencil 'and' bead, and a short bold-printed strip 'He love

Reference image showing two short strips joining with a green pencil 'and' bead, and a short bold-printed strip 'He loved it.' beneath a longer sentence.

How it's presented
mode handwriting paper two line
Answer criteria
type rubric
criteria
  1. Two short sentences combined with a coordinator
  2. Comma before coordinator
  3. Short punchy sentence visible somewhere
  4. Both annotations visible
Hints
  1. Combine example: 'I sorted books. I had fun.' → 'I sorted books, and I had fun.'
  2. Short punchy: 3-5 words max.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Combines without comma.
  • Adds a long sentence and calls it short.
Used in lessons