COMM 131 Sentence Combining Exercise

Compound sentences:
Combine the following pairs of sentences with the given conjunctions.

for so but or
yet moreover however furthermore

1) It is sunny outside. It is not windy.

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2) You must add some salt to the soup. It does not taste good.

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3) People like products that smell good. Companies make their products smell good.

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4) She promised to come. She never showed up.

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Complex Sentences:
when before after because

1) He spent three hours studying complex and compound sentences. He wants to get a
good grade.

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2) Her brother prepares breakfast for her. He leaves for work.
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3) I feel homesick. I phone my parents.
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