Sentence-Combining Workbook, Third Edition

Sentence-Combining Workbook, Third Edition
by Pam Altman, Mari Caro, Lisa Metge-Egan, Leslie Roberts
Paperback: 208 pages
Published: January 1, 2010
ISBN-10: 1428263802
ISBN-13: 978-1428263802

SENTENCE COMBINING WORKBOOK uses sentence-combining techniques to help you develop confidence in your writing at the sentence level and practice communicating your ideas in clear sentence structures. Each unit focuses on a specific sentence-level technique, followed by a set of sentence-combining exercises involving a narrative story or factual topic. Through this innovative story-telling approach, students will practice viewing individual sentences as part of a larger context and develop sentence expansion skills.

Altman's workbook gives students a strong foundation on the sentence-level. Students certainly gain a deeper understanding of sentence structure, and how to develop their sentences' syntactic complexity. The pace of the book is just right, and the tone is clear without being condescending. It is evident from the workbook's organization and content that it was created by experienced classroom teachers.