November 9th: Coordination/subordination

Sadie, Janelle, Aarane

Combine each sentence pair into a single sentence using either a coordinating conjunction or a conjunctive adverb. Then copy the combined sentence onto your own sheet of paper.

  1. Pets are not allowed in Mr. Taylor’s building, yet he owns several cats and a parrot.

  2. New legislation prevents drivers from sending or reading text messages while driving, but many people continue to use their phones illegally.

  3. The coroner concluded that the young man had taken a lethal concoction of drugs; thus, by the time his relatives found him, nothing could be done.

  4. Amphibians are vertebrates that live on land and in the water, and flatworms are invertebrates that live only in water.

  5. Ashley carefully fed and watered her tomato plants all summer so the tomatoes grew juicy and ripe.

  6. When he lost his car key, Simon attempted to open the door with a wire hanger, a credit card, and a paperclip, finally, he called the manufacturer for advice.

 

Combine each sentence pair into a single sentence using a subordinating conjunction, and then copy the combined sentence onto your own sheet of paper.

 

  1. Jake is going to Mexico because there are beautiful beaches in Mexico.

  2. A snowstorm disrupted traffic all over the east coast, so there will be long delivery delays this week.

  3. My neighbor had his television volume turned up too high, so I banged on his door and asked him to keep the noise down.

  4. Jessica prepared the potato salad and the sautéed vegetables, and Ashley marinated the chicken.

Romeo poisons himself, but Juliet awakes to find Romeo dead and stabs herself with a dagger.

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