Can and May

Use can to talk about ability to do something. Use may to ask for permission.

Joining two sentences with a present participle

Two sentences can be made into one by using a present participle.

We found the door open. We went inside.
Finding the door open we went inside.

Joining two sentences with who, which and that

Two or more sentences can be made into one by using the joining words who, which and that.

Using adjectives

Two simple sentences can be made into one by using adjectives from the second sentence.

A tiger charged the shooter. It was extremely ferocious.

Avoid run-on sentences

Run-on sentences are actually two separate sentences that have been joined with a comma instead of a colon, a full stop or a joining word.

Omit words which have already been clearly implied

One or more words can be omitted when they are already clearly implied.

Emphasizing a word

You can put special emphasis on a word in a number of ways. For instance, try placing it first.