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

Exercise 5

Choose a logical transitional word from the list in the box and write it in the space provided. Put a semicolon before the connector and a comma after it.

EXAMPLE

Exams are over ;however, I still feel tense and nervous.

1.      I did not understand her point ______ I asked her to repeat it.

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2.       Janis spent several minutes trying to pry open the case of her new CD ________ she didn't succeed until she attacked it with a hammer.

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3.      Post offices are closed for today's holiday _______ no mail will be delivered.

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4.       Mac and Alana didn't have a fancy wedding ________ they used their money for a nice honeymoon.

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5.       I had to skip lunch _______ I would have been late for class.

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Correcting Run-Ons Method 3—Semicolon with Transitional Word (438)

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