English Skills with Readings 9th Edition by John Langan, Zoe Albright

Exercise 16

Using coordination, subordination, or both, combine each of the following groups of simple sentences into one longer sentence. Omit repeated words. Various combinations are possible, so for each group, try to find the combination that flows most smoothly and clearly.

1. • My grandmother is eighty-six.

•She drives to Florida alone every year.

•She believes in being self-reliant.

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2. • They left twenty minutes early for class.

•They were late anyway.

•The car overheated.

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3. • John failed the midterm exam.

•He studied harder for the final.

•He passed it.

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4. • A volcano erupts.

•It sends tons of ash into the air.

•This creates flaming orange sunsets.

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5. • A telephone rings late at night.

•We answer it fearfully.

•It could bring tragic news.

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on Varying Your Sentences (132)

Note: Wording may vary slightly.

1.?Although my grandmother is eighty-six, she drives to Florida alone every year because she believes in being self-reliant.