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I didn't do my homework, which meant that I then wasn't allowed to go outside for recess.  \n2. The girl, who looked lost, wasn’t paying any attention to her mother who was trying to talk to her.  \n3. This singer on the radio that my dad owns was singing a new song that was catchy.  \n___________________________________________________________________________________  \n4. Our sandwiches were delicious, and the toppings were yummy.  \n__________________________________________________________________  \n5. We all went to the state fair, which is an event that happens every year, to ride the roller coasters and to eat cotton candy.  \n6. The bands played songs that were fantastic, so we danced and danced and danced from morning until night.  \n7. The man, who was tall and had a beard, was the first person to finish the race, which was impressive.  \n8. You cannot go to the park unless you have a permit, which you have to buy from the sheriff’s office that is nearby.  \nAnswers  \nAnswers may vary.  \n1. I didn't do my homework, which meant that I then wasn't allowed to go outside for recess.  \nI wasn't allowed to go outside for recess because I didn't do my homework.  \n2. The girl, who looked lost, wasn’t paying any attention to her mother who was trying to talk to her.  \nThe lost girl wasn’t paying attention to her mother.  \n3. This singer on the radio that my dad owns was singing a new song that was catchy.  \nThis singer on my dad’s radio was singing a catchy, new song.  \n4. Our sandwiches were delicious, and the toppings were yummy.  \nOur sandwiches and the toppings were delicious.  \n5. We all went to the state fair, which is an event that happens every year, to ride the roller coasters and to eat cotton candy.  \nWe went to the annual state fair to ride roller coasters and eat cotton candy.  \n6. The bands played songs that were fantastic, so we danced and danced and danced from morning until night.  \nWe danced all day to the band’s fantastic songs.  \n7. The man, who was tall and had a beard, was the first person to finish the race, which was impressive.  \nThe tall, bearded man impressively finished the race first.  \n8. You cannot go to the park unless you have a permit, which you have to buy from the sheriff’s office that is nearby.  \nYou cannot go to the park unless you buy a permit from the nearby sheriff’s office.","cbCaivTny51oJfew","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivTny51oJfew","pdf",80793,"English","# Shortening sentences\n## Instructions\n## Practice sentences (1-8)\n## Answers","[{\"question\":\"What is the goal of this worksheet?\",\"answer\":\"Shorten each given sentence to make it clearer and stronger in writing.\"},{\"question\":\"What kind of sentences are used for practice?\",\"answer\":\"The worksheet includes sentences with extra details, including clauses and descriptive phrases, that can be condensed.\"},{\"question\":\"Are there answer examples included?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. An “Answers” section provides example rewrites for each sentence.\"}]","Shortening Sentences - Grade 5 - Sentences Worksheet | PDF",1791790115]