English Skills with Readings 7th Edition by John Langan

Exercise 23

Combine the following pairs of simple sentences into compound sentences. Use a comma and a logical joining word (and, but, for, so) to connect each pair.
HINT If you are not sure what and, but, for, and so mean, see pages 435-436.
EXAMPLE
• The cars crept along slowly.
• Visibility was poor in the heavy fog.
The cars crept along slowly, for visibility was poor in the heavy fog.
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1. • Lee thought she would never master the spreadsheet program.
• In two weeks she was using it comfortably.
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2. • Vandals smashed the car's headlights.
• They slashed the tires as well.
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3. • I married at age seventeen.
• I never got a chance to live on my own.
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4. • Mold grew on my leather boots.
• The closet was warm and humid.
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5. • My father has a high cholesterol count.
•He continues to eat red meat almost every day.
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