Directions:
Combine each sets of sentences into one sentence, using a. as the core
idea.
1. Sentence
Combination Exercise: Focus on coordination and noun clauses
1.
a.
I wish to say something.
b. I had a wonderful time.
c. Train travel is more
pleasurable than air travel.
d. Train
travel is more pleasurable than road trips.
e. I took a train trip from China to Mongolia.
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2.
a. What has not altered is something.
b. The atmosphere of the train has not altered.
c. The
passengers's peculiar stories have not altered.
d. The
reminiscences have not altered.
e. They
are inspired by the passing landscape.
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3.
a.
The ultimate message is something.
b. A woman is defined by who she is.
c. A woman is not defined by what she wears.
d. A woman is not defined by how round her chapatis are.
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4.
a.
Scientists reported something last week.
b. They work at the Oregon Research Institute in Eugene.
c. Tai
Chi offers the greatest benefit to older men and women.
d. The men and women are healthy.
e. The men and women are inactive.
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