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. USDA warned pregnant women something.
b. The women should limit the amound of canned tuna.
c. They eat the canned tuna.
d. The tuna contains mercury.
e. Mercury can harm the nervous system of an unborn
child.
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2.
a. Scientists found that the women's brains were significantly more active.
b. The women's recollections were significantly
stronger.
c. They
tested women and men.
d.
They wanted to know about for their ability to recall emotionally loads
of photos.
e. They are photos of guns, gravestones, dirty toilets.
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3.
a.
Warner Bros. was afraid of something.
b. The movie would receive a PG-13 rating.
c. The rating is a dangerous problem.
d. Potter's most fans are preteens.
e. They are devoted fans.
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4.
a. Practitioners praise Tai Chi's spiritual benefits.
b. They also praise Tai Chi's psychological benefits.
c. What has attracted the attention lately is something. (contrast)
d. The attention is of Western scientists.
e. Tai
Chi does something for the body.
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