English Skills with Readings 7th Edition by John Langan

Exercise 8

Using coordination, subordination, or both, combine each of the following groups of simple sentences into two longer sentences. Omit repeated words. Various com­binations are possible, so for each group, try to find the combination that flows most smoothly and clearly.
1. • Wendy pretended not to overhear her coworkers.
• She couldn't stop listening.
• She felt deeply embarrassed.
• They were criticizing her work.
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2. • Tony got home from the shopping mall.
• He discovered that his rented tuxedo did not fit.
• The jacket sleeves covered his hands.
• The pants cuffs hung over his shoes.
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3. • The boys waited for the bus.
• The wind shook the flimsy shelter.
• They shivered with cold.
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4. They were wearing thin jackets.• The engine almost started.
• Then it died.
• I realized no help would come.
• I was on a lonely road.
• It was very late.
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5. • Gary was leaving the store.
• The shoplifting alarm went off.
• He had not stolen anything.
• The clerk had forgotten to remove the magnetic tag.
• The tag was on a shirt Gary had bought.
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