rere you uy HER: Sie ees And Use and to combine two sentences if you want toad information. t's common, but not necessary, ‘to use a comma before and. 'My cousin loves rock music| and she's a great dancer, aut | Use but to combine two sentences if you want to show a difference or contrast. ts common, but ‘not necessary. to use a comma before but My stepfather loves clasical music, but | love rock My niece loves Latin musi] but my nephew doesn ‘arelll In traditional formal writing, writers avoid beginning sentences with And or But Don't write: My cousin loves rock music. And she's @ great dancer. Don't write: My cousin loves rock music. But# don't ‘A Ona separate sheet of paper, combine the sentences, using and. 11 My sister-in-law has long She's very pretty. 4 My cousin likes classical music. He loves Italian food. 2 My aunt isa computer programmer. Her husband isa teacher. $ We look very different. We like different music. 3 We look alike. We wear the same kind of clothes. B Ona separate sheet of paper, combine the sentences, using but. 1 My brother wears old clothes. | wear new clothes. 4 Hove rock music. My stepfather doesn’t. 2 My sister has long hair. ! have short hair. 5S We look alike. We wear very different clothes. 3. My cousin lives near the airport. His parents don’t. Guidance for the Writing Exercise (on page 36) Use the ideas to help you write the six statements comparing two people in your family. Use and or but to ‘combine sentences. ‘ike frst, and | also lke vegetables. You can also use and to connect words ina series. Notice the use of the comma in the examples below. ‘ike apples, oranges; grapes, and other fruits. Be careful! Don't use a comma when and connects only two words. | ike apples and oranges. NOT | like apples ond-erenges: {In addition” In addition connects the ideas in one sentence with the ideas in the next sentence. Use a comma after in addition, {like fruit. addition. | ike vegetables. | ike apples and oranges. In addition, | like grapes and other fruits. WRITING BOOSTER 73