Sentence+Combining

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[|Go here] and review comma rules 1, 2, 3 -- skip #4 for right now -- and review 5 A

[|Go here]and review subordinate clauses (adverb) clauses.

Copy the following sentences onto Microsoft Word and combine them by turning the bold sentence into a subordinate clauses or prepositional phrases. You may use coordinating conjunctions and you may reverse the order of the ideas. **Each sentence should have one subordinate clause (adverb) and one independent clause.** Punctuate the sentences correctly. DO NOT DO YOUR WORK ON THIS PAGE. It is unlikely that Cleopatra actually committed suicide with an asp. **The species is unknown in Egypt.**

The boy hid the gerbil. **No one would ever find it.**


 * Our neighbors installed a swimming pool.** The pool is in their backyard. They have gained many new friends.


 * My parents and I watched in awe.** We watched on a hot August evening. Erratic bolts of lightning illuminated the sky. The bolts of lightning were from a distant storm.


 * Benny played the violin.** The dog hid in the bedroom. The dog whimpered.

Natural rubber is used chiefly to make tires and inner tubes. **It is cheaper than synthetic rubber.** **It has greater resistance to tearing when wet.**