Good writers often combine short sentences to make their writing more interesting.
Two sentences might have the same predicate. The sentences can be combined by joining the subjects with the word and.
Jerry likes to eat bananas and strawberries.
Dana likes to eat bananas and strawberries too.
Jerry and Dana like to eat bananas and strawberries.
Lance likes to play video games.
Raul likes to play video games.
Lance and Raul like to play video games.
Cows graze on grass.
Horses graze on grass.
Cows and horses graze on grass.