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USING COMMAS

Exercise 1: Combine each pair of sentences into one by using the coordinating conjunction in
brackets.
1. We left before rush hour traffic. We were still late. [but]
2. The temperature dropped. The rain turned to sleet. [and]
3. I’m wearing contacts. No one seems to notice. [yet]
4. The retired couple moved into an apartment. They were unable to maintain a home.
[for]
5. New homes have been built on empty lots. Home buyers are returning to the city. [so]

USING COMMAS (answers)

Answers Exercise 1
1. We left before rush hour traffic, but we were still late.
2. The temperature dropped, and the rain turned to sleet.
3. I’m wearing contacts, yet no one seems to notice.
4. The retired couple moved into an apartment, for they were unable to maintain a home.
5. New homes have been built on empty lots, so home buyers are returning to the city.