sentance+combining

= Exercise #1 =


 * Revise these paragraphs using compound and complex sentences.**

Paragraph 1: It was a dark and stormy night. The wind was high. The trees waved and crashed against the barn. I looked around me and saw that I wasn’t alone. A man stood behind me. He was tall. He was mean. He had a knife. It was shining in the moonlight. It was long and slender. He reached back. He stabbed with it. I jumped out of the way. I ran away.

Paragraph 2: Tom prefers baseball to basketball. Baseball seems more interesting to Tom. Tom feels baseball is a gentleman’s sport. Baseball is more structured than basketball. Baseball requires athletes to use more skill than aggression when playing. Tom respects baseball players the most because of this. Tom prefers baseball to basketball. Baseball seem more interesting, tom feels that baseball is a gentelmans sport it is also more strucured than basketball, baseball requires the athletes use more skills than aggression when playing. tom respects the baseball players the most because of this,

= Exercise #2 = 1. I always order cheese fries. The reason why is because they're my favorite. 2. Bob was my boyfriend. That was in high school. We dated for about eight months. Before I met Mike. 3. The tree fell on the house. This was a sycamore. Because of the high winds. But my grandmother wasn't hurt. 4. My dog's name is George. He is a Golden Retriever. He loves to play Frisbee. Loves to swim, too. 5. My parents gave me a car. That is why I'm able to afford to go to college. Still, I work part-time. I work at Wal-Mart. I'm a cashier. //and, but, or, so, yet, nor// 6. Some students stay on the sidewalks. Some students cut across the grass. 7. Students have to park far from their classrooms. They are often late for class. 8. Trash cans have been placed all over campus. Students still throw garbage on the ground. 9. The administration promised to improve dining hall service. The quality of the food is actually worse this year. 10. These students do not respect the feelings of others. They don't seem to respect themselves. 11. We must stand up for our rights today. We may find ourselves with no rights at all.
 * Combine each set of short sentences and fragments into one sentence.**
 * Combine these six pairs of sentences using the coordinating conjunctions listed below. Use each conjunction only one time.**

//unless, because, even though, while, although, though// 12. Some students stay on the sidewalks. Some students cut across the grass. 13. Students have to park far from their classrooms. They are often late for class. 14. Trash cans have been placed all over campus. Students still throw garbage on the ground. 15. The administration promised to improve dining hall service. The quality of the food is actually worse this year. 16. These students do not respect the feelings of others. They do seem to respect themselves. 17.We must stand up for our rights today. We may find ourselves with no rights at all. key in downloads
 * Combine the same sentences above using the subordinating conjunctions listed below. Again, use each conjunction only one time.**