*When combining sentences:

Dogs

1. Look for repeated words—don’t pick an answer
that has words repeated.
2. Look for information that has been taken out—if
that information is important, it should NOT be
deleted.
3. Look for added information—if that information is
not important, it should not be added.
4. Look for sentences out of order—you don’t need
to reverse the order of the sentences. Leave
them in the order you see them in the passage.

*When looking at transition words:

1. Be aware of your location in the text. If you are
not at the beginning of the text, you cannot use
“first” as a transition word. If you are at the end,
use words like “finally,” “last,” or “In conclusion.”

*When you need to improve the meaning of a sentence:
1. If you are replacing a pronoun (he, they, we, she,
it), you need to pick a word that is MORE
SPECIFIC.

Example: They are the friendliest animals.