Combine each set of the following sentences. Then try to re-combine them to create
different meanings. Notice how different subordinating conjunctions (such as
"because" and "if") and coordinating conjunctions (such as
"and" and "but") can alter the meaning of sentences:
Sentence One:
" My doctor warned me about trying to lose weight too fast.
" My coach reminded me of the danger involved.
" My mother told me the same thing.
Sentence Two:
" The first documented case of AIDS within the United States occurred in 1977.
" The AIDS crisis continues to grow.
" The number of newspaper and magazine articles on AIDS has declined in the last few
years.
Sentence Three:
" Breakfast cereals contain fiber.
" Oat bran may reduce cholesterol.
" Advertisers stress the health benefits of their products.
Sentence Four:
" The cost of running shoes is escalating.
" Most people are very selective about the kind of running shoe they buy.
Sentence Five:
" Scientists use guinea pigs in their laboratory experiments.
" They inject them with a disease.
" They observe their behavior.
" They dissect them.
" They examine the effect of the disease on their organs.
Sentence Six:
" Michelangelo studied anatomy.
" He dissected cadavers.
" Such gruesome work helped him understand human bones and muscles.
" His sculpture celebrates the human body.
Sentence Seven:
" X-rays can penetrate the human body.
" They produce images on photographic film.
" Shadows on the picture reveal changes in body tissue.
Sentence Eight:
" The early history of medicine is filled with guesswork.
" Doctors did not know what caused disease.
" They developed cures through trial and error.
" Most of the cures did not work.
" Cures that worked were considered magical.
Sentence Nine:
" People went to spas to restore their health.
" Most spas were located in beautiful settings.
" They featured special mineral waters.
" The waters were supposed to purge the body of disease.
" These watering spots developed into vacation resorts.
Sentence Ten:
" Coronary heart disease is the major cause of death in this country.
" Cancer also causes many deaths.
" AIDS causes deaths as well.
" My grandfather has coronary heart disease.
Sentence Eleven:
" Girls seem to be sensitive to sounds.
" Girls seem to be sensitive to touch.
" Girls seem to notice faces.
" Girls seem to learn speech.
" The learning is easy.
Sentence Twelve:
" Newborn boys seem curious.
" They are curious about their surroundings.
" The surroundings are physical.
" Boys grasp shapes.
" The shapes are geometrical.
" The grasping is easy.
Sentence Thirteen:
" These differences may be inborn
" This does not mean that girls are smarter than boys.
" This does not mean that boys are smarter than girls.
" It only means that they have patterns.
" The patterns are different.
" The difference is slight.
" The patterns are of development.
Sentence Fourteen:
" Heroin is derived from morphine.
" It is stronger than morphine.
" It is also more addictive.
" It takes effect faster.
Sentence Fifteen:
" You want to help a choking victim.
" Stand behind the person.
" Place your fist above his or her navel.
" Suddenly press your fist in and up with your hand.
Sentence Sixteen:
" Philip Randolph was a hero.
" He was in the labor movement.
" He challenged authority by his activism.
" His activism was for civil rights.
" He also organized unions and marches.
" The marches were on Washington.
Sentence Seventeen:
" Michael loves to play trivia games.
" He always wins.
" The winning is against his friends.
" The winning is against his classmates.
" He knows more facts than anyone else.
" The facts are about geography.
