Grammar: B1 Sentence Structure Challenge: Combining simple sentences using conjunctions & relative clauses.

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Sentence Structure Challenge

ការភ្ជាប់ប្រយោគ (Combining Sentences)

Speaking in short, choppy sentences makes you sound like a robot! We use conjunctions and relative clauses to connect ideas and sound fluent.

ការនិយាយប្រយោគខ្លីៗដាច់ៗពីគ្នា ធ្វើឲ្យអ្នកស្តាប់ទៅដូចជាមនុស្សយន្ត! យើងប្រើពាក្យភ្ជាប់ និងល្បះរណប ដើម្បីភ្ជាប់គំនិតឲ្យស្តាប់ទៅរលូន។

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ពាក្យភ្ជាប់ (and, but, so, because)

Choppy (ដាច់ៗ) I was tired. I went to sleep.

Flowing (រលូន) I was tired, so I went to sleep.

Choppy (ដាច់ៗ) She loves pizza. She hates pasta.

Flowing (រលូន) She loves pizza, but she hates pasta.

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ការប្រើ Who / Which / That ដើម្បីពន្យល់នាម

Choppy (ដាច់ៗ) That is the man. He stole my bag.

Flowing (រលូន) That is the man who stole my bag.

Choppy (ដាច់ៗ) I bought a car. It is very fast.

Flowing (រលូន) I bought a car which is very fast.

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សាកល្បងភ្ជាប់ប្រយោគ៣ចូលគ្នា!

Level 1 (Robot) 🤖 I saw a dog. The dog was running. It was fast.

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Level 100 (Fluent) 🗣️ I saw a dog that was running fast.

warning The Run-on Trap!

A comma is NOT glue!

(សញ្ញាក្បៀសមិនអាចយកមកភ្ជាប់ប្រយោគពេញលេញពីរចូលគ្នាបានទេ។ អ្នកត្រូវតែមានពាក្យភ្ជាប់!)

I like apples, I eat them every day. ❌

(This is called a Comma Splice.)

I like apples, so I eat them every day. ✅

(Correct! You used the glue word 'so'.)

Combining Sentences 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak show you how to take simple, boring sentences and turn them into advanced, flowing English!

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Quick Check ⚡

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យចំណេះដឹង

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It was raining, ___ we stayed inside.

(មេឃកំពុងភ្លៀង ដូច្នេះពួកយើងក៏ស្នាក់នៅក្នុងផ្ទះ។)

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The phone ___ I bought is broken.

(ទូរស័ព្ទដែលខ្ញុំបានទិញ វាខូចហើយ។)

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Is this sentence correct?
"I am hungry, I want food."

(តើប្រយោគនេះត្រឹមត្រូវទេ?)

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He is a teacher. He works here.

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Glue Words add_link (សរសេរប្រយោគ ២ ទាក់ទងនឹងទម្លាប់ប្រចាំថ្ងៃរបស់អ្នក ដោយភ្ជាប់គ្នាប្រើពាក្យ "and" ឬ "but"។)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Describe a Friend person_search (ពណ៌នាមិត្តភក្តិរបស់អ្នកម្នាក់ ដោយប្រើពាក្យ "who"។ ឧ. I have a friend who...)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Fix Your Writing build (រកមើល "Run-on sentence" នៅក្នុងសំណេរចាស់ៗរបស់អ្នក ហើយកែវាដោយប្រើពាក្យភ្ជាប់ឲ្យបានត្រឹមត្រូវ។)

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Serey 2 hours ago

Teacher, can I use "that" instead of "who"? Like "He is the teacher that works here."

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Serey! Yes, in conversational English, native speakers use "that" for people all the time. However, in formal writing, it is considered better style to use "who" for people, and "that/which" for things! 📝

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Makara 5 hours ago

Why do we have to combine sentences? Short sentences are easier to write.

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Short sentences are fine sometimes, Makara! But if you *only* use short sentences, you sound like a robot. 🤖 Combining sentences allows you to show complex relationships (like cause and effect) and makes your English flow naturally like a river! 🌊