EXERCISE 14–6 Combining choppy sentences
Click on the sentence that combines the choppy sentences in an acceptable way. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.
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An instruction manual is enclosed with your computer. The manual claims to be user-friendly.
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Part of my earnings went toward the purchase of a motorcycle. I hoped the motorcycle would serve as my primary form of transportation.
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There are five fishing piers on the island. Each pier has its own bait and tackle shop.
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Bay Street is located in the heart of downtown Nassau. It houses the straw market.
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Jennifer had helped Jeremy through school. He decided to do the same for her.
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The woodpecker hammered on the tree outside my bedroom window. It woke me at five o’clock every morning.
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Charles Darwin suffered from seasickness. He was forced to leave his ship and stroll the Galápagos Islands because of it.
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The tupelo is a tree with shiny oval leaves. It blossoms in June with small clusters of white flowers.
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The lecture hall was air-conditioned to an uncomfortably low temperature. The hall was filled with students wearing gloves and winter hats.
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He was a con artist posing as a stockbroker. Thousands of unsuspecting investors unfortunately lost their savings to him.
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