Sentence Combining With Phrase Variety

Combine each sentence pair using a DIFFERENT phrase type each time (appositive, participial, gerund, infinitive — pick one per pair, must use 4 different types across 4 pairs). (1) Cisneros writes vignettes. She is Chicana. (2) Angelou paused. She was reading slowly. (3) Reading carefully is hard. Reading is the discipline. (4) She wants to publish. Her goal is publishing.

1. Each pair should use a different phrase type.
2. Appositive renames a noun; participial modifies; gerund is a noun; infinitive can be noun/adj/adverb.

• Uses the same phrase type for multiple pairs.
• Combines without using a named phrase type.