English Skills with Readings 8th Edition by John Langan

Exercise 24

In each group, combine the simple sentences into one sentence by using adjec­tives or verbs in a series and by omitting repeated words. In most cases, use a comma between the adjectives or verbs in a series.
EXAMPLE
• Before Christmas, I made fruitcakes.
• I decorated the house.
• I wrapped dozens of toys.
Before Christmas, I made fruitcakes, decorated the house, and Wrapped dozens of toys.
• George Washington Carver found about three hundred uses for peanuts.
• He also discovered additional uses for sweet potatoes and soybeans.
• He invented ways to improve the production of paint, plastics, and gasoline.
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