Each set of sentences below has two or three short sentences. COMBINE each set of
sentences into ONE complete sentence.

1. He bumped me. The coffee spilled. It burnt my arm. (use a preposition)
2. The dog ran away. A man found him. He returned the dog to us. (use a ING Phrases -
Present Participle Phrases)
3. Jill left in a hurry. Jill left her money at home. Jill could not get into the show.
(Renaming Phrases - Appositives)
4. The tire went flat. We had to change it. We were late. (ED Phrases - Past Participle
Phrases)
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