English Skills with Readings 8th Edition by John Langan

Exercise 35

Using coordination, subordination, or both, combine each of the following groups of simple sentences into one longer sentence. Omit repeated words. Various combinations are possible, so for each group, try to find the combination that flows most smoothly and clearly.
•A telephone rings late at night.
• We answer it fearfully.
• It could bring tragic news.
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