Let’s look at some example sentences:Aftershe arrived, Alberto was the first to greet her.
Althoughhe was tired, he continued to run.
I just don’t know howyou do it.
Ifyou don’t pay your rent, you’ll have to move.
Bob doesn’t know whereshe lives.Combine each pair of sentences with the appropriate coordinating conjunction: and, but, or, nor, for, so, oryet.- That’s my brother. The woman next to him is his wife.
- We ran into the tent. Our clothes were already soaked by the storm.
- Should we watch TV tonight? Should we go see a movie?
- She began to cry. The book ended so sadly.
- I hurried as fast as I could. I arrived home late as usual.
- The red car was already sold. Kim bought the blue one.
- Our dog likes to play in the yard. Our cat prefers to stay in the house.
- Milo lives on Oak Street. His brother lives nearby.
- Their credit was very poor. They decided to buy a piano anyway.
- I love the snowy beauty of winter. I hate the heat of summer.
exercise 21-1
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