Effective Sentences

For each group of sentences, combine all of those sentences into one effective sentence.
Use either coordinating or subordinating conjunctions

1. Tiger Woods is the name of a young American golfer.
He set a record in the 1997 Master’s Tournament.
He surprised all the veterans. He was 22 at the time.

Tiger Woods was a 22 year old American golfer that surprised all veterans when he set a record in the 1997 Master tournament.

2. Jogging is a popular sport.
A person should wear the right type of clothing to run.
The cost of running shoes is escalating.
Most people are very selective about the king of running show they buy.

Although, jogging is a popular sport people should wear the right type of clothing however, running shoes have escalating, and many are very selective of the kind of running shoe they purchase.

3. One flew over the Cuckoo’s nest is a novel written by Ken Kesey. Its protagonist is a Randall Patrick McMurphy.
He pretends to be insane to escape a work farm.
He discovers he is now trapped in an asylum.
He shows other characters the truth of their situation.

The protagonist of Ken Kesey’s novel, one flew over the Cuckoos Nest, Randall Patrick McMurphy, escapes a woek farm by pretending insanity but than becomes trapped in an asylum, where he shows other characters their situation.

4. Mark Twain is the author of Huckleberry Finn.
Huckleberry Finn is a classic American
Novel. Mark Twain’s real name was Samuel L Clemens.
He lived in Hartford for several years.

Mark Twain whose real name is Samuel L. Clemens, lived in Hartford for years, and was the author of a classic American novel named Huckleberry Finn.


Part 2
Put commas where they are needed in each sentence.

1. There was no question that John’s painting, a huge, colorful, and ugly mural, was the worst entry in the art exhibit.

2. Werner von Braun, Willy Ley, and Edward Teller, noted authorities in the field of rocket development, have done much to guide the missile program of the United States.

3. Mr. Cready’s ability to say the wrong thing at the wrong time is I believe amazing.

4. Running around the house, the dog was abruptly stopped by a fence.

5. If the opposition should win, our candidate would never have any political future.

6. Gracefully, lightly, and daintily, the ballerina moved across the stage.

7. Glamour, the woman’s fashion magazine, recently incorporated with Charm, another fashion journal.

8. Joe was born on May 7, 1955, and his best friend was born exactly two months later on July 7, 1955.

9. Mr. and Mrs. Kwon, my parents’ best friend, sat in front of us at the football game.

10. November 11, 1918, the armistice ending World War 1 was signed.