A good writer can join two short sentences together. This makes the sentences more interesting to read.
The word and is used to join the sentences.
Sometimes the action parts of two sentences are the same.
The naming parts can be joined.
Anne is on the swing.
Carrie is on the swing.
Anne and Carrie are on the swing.
The giraffe is eating.
The zebra is eating.
The giraffe and zebra are eating.
The cat is sleeping.
The dog is sleeping.
The cat and the dog are sleeping.
Sometimes the naming parts of two sentences are the same.
The action parts can be joined.
I like to eat watermelon.
I like to eat pineapples.
I like to eat watermelon and pineapples.
The rain fell.
The plants grew.
The rain fell and the plants grew.
We are sitting down.
We are eating ice cream.
We are sitting down and eating ice cream.