EXERCISE 25.2

Combine each of the following sets of sentences into one sentence that uses subordination to signal the relationships among ideas. Example:

I was looking through the cupboard.

I noticed the cookies were gone.

This snack is a favorite of my roommate.

While I was looking through the cupboard, I noticed that the cookies, one of my roommate’s favorite snacks, were gone.

  1. The original Star Trek television show ran from 1966 to 1969.It was critically acclaimed.It had low ratings and was canceled by the network.
    The original Star Trek television show, which ran from 1966 to 1969, had low ratings and was canceled by the network even though it was critically acclaimed.

  2. Athena was the goddess of wisdom.Ancient Greeks relied on Athena to protect the city of Athens.Athens was named in Athena’s honor.
    Ancient Greeks relied on Athena, the goddess of wisdom, to protect the city of Athens, which was named in her honor.

  3. Harry Potter is a fictional wizard.He turns eleven years old.He is taken to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
    When Harry Potter, a fictional wizard, turns eleven years old, he is taken to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

  4. Flappers seemed rebellious to their parents’ generation.They broke with 1920s social conventions.They cut their hair short and smoked in public.
    Flappers, who broke with 1920s social conventions by cutting their hair short and smoking in public, seemed rebellious to their parents’ generation.

  5. Skateboarding originated in Venice, California.The time was the mid-seventies.There was a drought.The swimming pools were empty.
    In the mid-seventies, skateboarding originated in Venice, California, where, because of a drought, the swimming pools were empty.