Deck 17: Beyond the Simple Sentence: Coordination

Question 1

Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction to combine the sentence pairs into one sentence.
-Efrain is considering a career as a geologist. He will be taking as many courses in geology as he can.

Answer 1

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Question 2

Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction to combine the sentence pairs into one sentence.
-Many of the students in Kenzie's economics class have formed a study group. She has joined them.

Answer 2

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Question 3

Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction to combine the sentence pairs into one sentence.
-Before the invention of e-mail, people communicated by regular mail. They often had to wait days for a reply to a simple letter.

Answer 3

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Question 4

Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction to combine the sentence pairs into one sentence.
-Passing all of her general education courses has been hard work thus far. Lindsey has no doubt that it's been worth the effort.

Question 5

Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction to combine the sentence pairs into one sentence.
-You will need to have your photo taken for your student ID card. You should stand in line over there.

Question 6

Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction to combine the sentence pairs into one sentence.
-The Walking Dead is an extremely popular TV program. Paxton doesn't watch it because he doesn't like zombies.

Question 7

Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction to combine the sentence pairs into one sentence.
-There is an initiative on the ballot that seems unfair and impractical to me. Many people I have talked to are planning to vote for it.

Question 8

Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction to combine the sentence pairs into one sentence.
-Rebecca is considering moving to an apartment close to campus. She has been looking up rental ads for places to check out.

Question 9

Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction to combine the sentence pairs into one sentence.
-Janel had planned to save a percentage of each paycheck toward the purchase of a laptop. She is having trouble sticking to that plan.

Question 10

Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction to combine the sentence pairs into one sentence.
-Gabriel and Adam are both getting the same grade in their English class with Professor Roth. They disagree about the difficulty of the homework she assigns.

Question 11

Use a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb to combine the following sentence pairs.
-Paige's history class syllabus indicates that a big research paper will be due soon. She has made plans to visit her history professor during his office hours to discuss it.

Question 12

Use a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb to combine the following sentence pairs.
-Nicoletta isn't sure what she wants to major in. She made an appointment to see an academic advisor.

Question 13

Use a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb to combine the following sentence pairs.
-Ramen noodles are a quick and inexpensive meal. They are not healthy as the sole element of a student's diet.

Question 14

Use a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb to combine the following sentence pairs.

-Jason's busy work schedule gets in the way of his social life. The money helps pay his tuition bill.

Question 15

Use a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb to combine the following sentence pairs.
-First, it started to rain while I was driving to work this morning. Hailstones began bombarding my windshield.

Question 16

Use a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb to combine the following sentence pairs.
-My mother dislikes violence in movies and on television. She only watches romantic comedies and cooking shows.

Question 17

Use a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb to combine the following sentence pairs.
-Jake Steinberg and Amanda Ornelas graduated from Carver High School. They enrolled at Mount Walton Community College.

Question 18

Use a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb to combine the following sentence pairs.
-This smartphone's operating system is now available in a new version. Rocio wants to download it.

Question 19

Use a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb to combine the following sentence pairs.
-At the scene of the car accident, my brother wrote down the other driver's insurance information. My sister-in-law got out her cellphone to call for roadside assistance.

Question 20

Use a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb to combine the following sentence pairs.
-The Web site advertised free merchandise. It crashed due to heavy traffic.