Modern technology has improved our lives in many ways.
Some companies encourage telecommuting since it saves the company
money.
The waiter was very polite and efficient, so we gave him a large tip.
Seventy percent of the students enrolled in science classes, but only 30 percent
enrolled in language classes.
Children learn to speak foreign languages fluently when they study them in
primary school.
PRACTICE 17
Combine each set of sentences into one sentence using the conjunctions provided.
Compound sentences
I Some neighborhoods are noisy and crowded.
Others are quiet and clean.
(but)
2 I enjoy water sports.
I always spend my vacation at the beach.
(so)
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3
You
can have dinner alone.
I can cook for you.
(or)
Complex sentences
4
I will move to a new apartment.
I can find one closer to my job.
(if)
5
This neighborhood was quiet and peaceful.
They built a large shopping mall nearby.
(before)
6
I usually eat at restaurants.
I don't like to cook.
(because)
Compound-complex sentences
7
People like living in this city.
Rents are high.
Crime is a growing problem.
(even though, and)
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8
Life in a small town is peaceful and quiet.
Many young people move away.
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