Sentence Combining

Combine each set of the following sentences into one sentence. Then try to re-combine them to create different meanings. Be sure to use your transition book to help. Notice how different subordinating conjunctions (such as "because" and "if") and coordinating conjunctions (such as "and" and "but") can alter the meaning of sentences:

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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.
How difficult was this for you.
(1 is a low level of difficulty and 5 is a high level of difficulty.)
1 2 3 4 5
Did this exercise help you understand how to combine sentences?
(1 means, "No, not at all," and 5 means, "Yes, definitely.")
1 2 3 4 5
Would exercises of this nature have been more helpful at the beginning of the quarter?
(1 indicates complete disagreement; 5 indicates complete agreement.)
1 2 3 4 5
How well do you think you did overall?
(1 indicates 10%, 2=25%, 3=50%, 4=75%, 5=100% correct).
1 2 3 4 5

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