Exploring Writing 2nd Edition by John Langan

Exercise 6

Combine the following pairs of simple sentences into compound sentences. Use a comma and a logical joining word ( and, but, for, so ) to connect each pair. If you are not sure what and, but, for, and so mean, turn to pages 410-413.
EXAMPLE
• The cars crept along slowly.
• Visibility was poor in the heavy fog.
The cars crept along slowly, for visibility was poor in the heavy fog.
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1. • Lee thought she would never master the computer.
• In two weeks she was using it comfortably.
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2. • Vandals smashed the car's headlights.
• They slashed the tires as well.
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3. • I married at age seventeen.
• I never got a chance to live on my own.
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4. • A volcano erupts.
• It sends tons of ash into the air.
• This creates flaming orange sunsets.
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5. • The phone rings late at night.
• We answer it fearfully.
• It could bring tragic news.
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