Teaching page · Grade 3 · Lesson 16

Combine three facts

Several short facts about the same thing can be combined into one sentence.

What it is

When three short sentences are all about the same thing, a reader has to hold three sentences in mind to picture one object. If you move the describing words in front of the noun, all three facts arrive at once — and two of the sentences disappear.

Watch it built

1
Three sentences, all about the same seed.
The seed was small. It was brown. It grew.
2
Find the one that carries the ACTION. That is the sentence you keep.
It grew.
3
The others are describing words. Move them in front of the noun.
The small brown seed grew.

One more

The dog was old. It was grey. It slept.
↓
The old grey dog slept.
Remember
Same thing described twice? Move the describing words in front of the noun.
Ask yourself: “Have I said each fact once, and only once?”

Remember

Three facts, one sentence.

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