Coordination and subordination

Combine each pair of short sentences below into a single sentence. Many different correct answers are possible, but consider how the method you use to combine each sentence pair affects the meaning of the revised version. For help with this topic, see Writing in Action, Chapter 31.

Example

  1. Pieces of rock frequently fly through space at very high speeds. The pieces burn.

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    One possible answer might be When pieces of rock fly through space at very high speeds, the pieces burn.
    Chapter 3 - Coordination and subordination: Combine each pair of short sentences below into a single sentence. Many different correct answers are possible, but consider how the method you use to combine each sentence pair affects the meaning of the revised version. For help with this topic, see Writing in Action, Chapter 31. - Pieces of rock frequently fly through space at very high speeds. The pieces burn.
  2. Some meteors are visible on a clear night. They have been admired by stargazers for thousands of years.

    Question

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    One possible answer might be Some meteors that are visible on a clear night have been admired by stargazers for thousands of years.
    Chapter 3 - Coordination and subordination: Combine each pair of short sentences below into a single sentence. Many different correct answers are possible, but consider how the method you use to combine each sentence pair affects the meaning of the revised version. For help with this topic, see Writing in Action, Chapter 31. - Some meteors are visible on a clear night. They have been admired by stargazers for thousands of years.
  3. Sometimes meteors burn up completely in space. At other times, they fall to earth.

    Question

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    One possible answer might be Sometimes meteors burn up completely in space, but at other times, they fall to earth.
    Chapter 3 - Coordination and subordination: Combine each pair of short sentences below into a single sentence. Many different correct answers are possible, but consider how the method you use to combine each sentence pair affects the meaning of the revised version. For help with this topic, see Writing in Action, Chapter 31. - Sometimes meteors burn up completely in space. At other times, they fall to earth.
  4. Ancient Romans worshipped the meteorites that landed on earth. They considered them "stones from heaven."

    Question

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    One possible answer might be Ancient Romans, who worshipped the meteorites that landed on earth, considered them "stones from heaven."
    Chapter 3 - Coordination and subordination: Combine each pair of short sentences below into a single sentence. Many different correct answers are possible, but consider how the method you use to combine each sentence pair affects the meaning of the revised version. For help with this topic, see Writing in Action, Chapter 31. - Ancient Romans worshipped the meteorites that landed on earth. They considered them "stones from heaven."
  5. Scientists in the eighteenth century did not believe meteorites existed. The idea of rocks falling from the sky seemed outrageous.

    Question

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    One possible answer might be Scientists in the eighteenth century did not believe meteorites existed because the idea of rocks falling from the sky seemed outrageous.
    Chapter 3 - Coordination and subordination: Combine each pair of short sentences below into a single sentence. Many different correct answers are possible, but consider how the method you use to combine each sentence pair affects the meaning of the revised version. For help with this topic, see Writing in Action, Chapter 31. - Scientists in the eighteenth century did not believe meteorites existed. The idea of rocks falling from the sky seemed outrageous.
  6. A meteor shower happened in broad daylight in France in 1803. Most people began to believe in the reality of meteorites.

    Question

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    One possible answer might be After a meteor shower happened in broad daylight in France in 1803, most people began to believe in the reality of meteorites.
    Chapter 3 - Coordination and subordination: Combine each pair of short sentences below into a single sentence. Many different correct answers are possible, but consider how the method you use to combine each sentence pair affects the meaning of the revised version. For help with this topic, see Writing in Action, Chapter 31. - A meteor shower happened in broad daylight in France in 1803. Most people began to believe in the reality of meteorites.
  7. Meteorites tend to appear most often in just a few places. In the United States, the most meteorites are in Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, and Colorado.

    Question

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    One possible answer might be Meteorites tend to appear most often in just a few places; in the United States, the most meteorites are in Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, and Colorado.
    Chapter 3 - Coordination and subordination: Combine each pair of short sentences below into a single sentence. Many different correct answers are possible, but consider how the method you use to combine each sentence pair affects the meaning of the revised version. For help with this topic, see Writing in Action, Chapter 31. - Meteorites tend to appear most often in just a few places. In the United States, the most meteorites are in Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, and Colorado.
  8. Australia and Antarctica are rich in meteorites. The Sahara Desert may be the best place on earth for locating them.

    Question

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    One possible answer might be Although Australia and Antarctica are rich in meteorites, the Sahara Desert may be the best place on earth for locating them.
    Chapter 3 - Coordination and subordination: Combine each pair of short sentences below into a single sentence. Many different correct answers are possible, but consider how the method you use to combine each sentence pair affects the meaning of the revised version. For help with this topic, see Writing in Action, Chapter 31. - Australia and Antarctica are rich in meteorites. The Sahara Desert may be the best place on earth for locating them.
  9. Meteorites contain a great deal of iron. Some people use magnets to find them.

    Question

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    One possible answer might be Meteorites contain a great deal of iron, so some people use magnets to find them.
    Chapter 3 - Coordination and subordination: Combine each pair of short sentences below into a single sentence. Many different correct answers are possible, but consider how the method you use to combine each sentence pair affects the meaning of the revised version. For help with this topic, see Writing in Action, Chapter 31. - Meteorites contain a great deal of iron. Some people use magnets to find them.
  10. Meteorites are often darkly colored or strangely marked. Collectors pay high prices for them.

    Question

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    One possible answer might be Collectors pay high prices for meteorites, which are often darkly colored or strangely marked.
    Chapter 3 - Coordination and subordination: Combine each pair of short sentences below into a single sentence. Many different correct answers are possible, but consider how the method you use to combine each sentence pair affects the meaning of the revised version. For help with this topic, see Writing in Action, Chapter 31. - Meteorites are often darkly colored or strangely marked. Collectors pay high prices for them.