Exploring Writing 2nd Edition by John Langan

Exercise 27

Combine each of the following groups of simple sentences into one longer sentence. Omit repeated words. Various combinations are often possible, so try to find a combination in each group that flows most smoothly and clearly.
EXAMPLE
The technician arrived at the scene.
The technician worked for a crime lab.
The technician needed to dust for fingerprints.
1. Sophie had repaired her broken watchband with a paper clip.
The clip snapped.
The watch slid off her wrist.
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2. The physical therapist watched.
Julie tried to stand on her weakened legs.
They crumpled under her.
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3. There were parking spaces on the street.
Richie pulled into an expensive garage.
He did not want to risk damage to his new car.
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4. The truck was speeding.
The truck was brown.
The truck skidded on some ice.
The truck almost hit a police officer.
The police officer was startled.
The police officer was young.
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5. The rainstorm flooded our basement.
The rainstorm was sudden.
The rainstorm was terrible.
It knocked slates off the roof.
It uprooted a young tree.
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