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Exercise 10b: Compound and Complex Sentences - Advanced

Take the following simple sentences and combine them to make complex, compound, or complex-compound sentences. Then click the SUBMIT button to compare your answers to sample answers.

  1. Jacqueline was late for work. It made the boss angry. She told her she would dock her pay from now on.

  2. I went dancing last night. I was mugged in the club's parking lot. When I got home I had no money to pay the baby-sitter.

  3. There are a number of books about the Vietnam War. Many are historical accounts. Some are novels. One of the first books about Vietnam was a book of poetry written by men who'd been there.

  4. My long range goal is to open my own business. I like the idea of not having to answer to anyone else. I hope eventually to just supervise and not have to do the hands-on work. I'd like to be the CEO.

  5. I want to graduate in April. I have one course left to take. But first I need to finish two papers for my Business Policy course and a project for my Literature of Nature course.


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