Please help me with these questions! They're the same for the most part.

1) A writer combined the sentences below into a single sentence. Analyze the combination sentence, and evaluate whether the writer met the stated goal.

Writing goal: These two simple sentences are to be combined to form a compound sentence.

The house was very cold this morning.

We huddled under our blankets during breakfast.
The result is this:

The house was very cold this morning, we huddled under our blankets during breakfast.
This result is _____.

1. correct but not a compound sentence
2. correct and meets the stated goal
3. incorrect because it is not joined correctly


2) Writing goal: These two simple sentences are to be combined to form a compound sentence.

The family’s pet dog smelled smoke in the house.

The dog woke the family by barking.
The result is this:

The family’s pet dog smelled smoke in the house, and he woke the family by barking.
This result is _____.

incorrect because it is not joined correctly
correct and meets the stated goal
correct but not a compound sentence


3) Writing goal: These two simple sentences are to be combined to form a compound sentence.

We cannot see the parade from our house.

Our house has too many tall trees around it.
The result is this:

We cannot see the parade from our house because our house has too many tall trees around it.
This result is _____.

correct but not a compound sentence
correct and meets the stated goal
incorrect because it is not joined correctly


4) Writing goal: This compound sentence is to be made into a simple sentence.

The snow is falling heavily this morning, but it won’t last long.
The result is this:

The snow is falling heavily this morning but won’t last long.
This result is _____.

incorrect because it is not joined correctly
correct and meets the stated goal
correct but not a simple sentence


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