Exercise 31.2
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.
- 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.
Exercise 31.2: 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.
- Athena was the goddess of wisdom.
Ancient Greeks relied on Athena to protect the city of Athens.
Athens was named in Athena’s honor.
Exercise 31.2: Athena was the goddess of wisdom.Ancient Greeks relied on Athena to protect the city of Athens.Athens was named in Athena’s honor.
- Harry Potter is a fictional wizard.
He turns eleven years old.
He is taken to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Exercise 31.2: Harry Potter is a fictional wizard.He turns eleven years old.He is taken to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
- Flappers seemed rebellious to their parents’ generation.
They broke with 1920s social conventions.
They cut their hair short and smoked in public.
Exercise 31.2: Flappers seemed rebellious to their parents’ generation.They broke with 1920s social conventions.They cut their hair short and smoked in public.
- Skateboarding originated in Venice, California.
The time was the mid-seventies.
The swimming pools were empty.
Exercise 31.2: Skateboarding originated in Venice, California.The time was the mid-seventies.There was a drought.The swimming pools were empty.