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Combine Sentences with a Shared Subject
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Today I am practising: combining related actions without repeating the subject
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Combine: The dog runs. The dog jumps.
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Combine: Maya paints. Maya draws.
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Combine: The bird sings. The bird hops.
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Fix the repeated subject: I read and I write.
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Write two sentences about something you do. Combine them with and.
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Read one combined sentence aloud. Check that it tells who acts and names both actions.
- Have the child underline the repeated subject first.
- Model keeping the subject once and connecting the actions with and.
- Check that neither original action disappears.