Writing Academic English 4th Edition

Sentence(b)

Sentence(a) couldbetime(when)orreason

OR

Becausegasolinebecamemoreexpensive:..automobile

manufacturersbegantoproducesmallercars,which

uselessgasoline.

Combinedsentence: Whengasolinebecamemoreexpensive,automobile

manufacturersbegantoproducesmallercarsbecause

theyuselessgasoline.

(because).Sentence(c)couldbereason(because)or

descriptiveinformation(which).

4. (a)Somestudentsgotoa vocationalschooltolearna trade.(b)Some
   studentsgotocollegetoearna degree.
   Equal/Notequal?
   Mainidea?
   Relationship:
   Combinedsentence:


5. (a)Governmentandprivateagencieshavespentbillionsofdollarsadvertising
   thedangersofsmoking.(b)Thenumberofsmokersis stillincreasing.
   Equal/Notequal?
   Mainidea?
   Relationship:
   Combinedsentence:

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2. (a)Electriccarsarepoweredsolelybybatteries.(b)Thenewhybridvehicles
   switchbetweenelectricityandgasoline.
   Equal/ Notequal?
   Mainidea?
   Relationship:
   Combinedsentence:


3. (a)Gasolinebecameexpensive.(b)Automobilemanufacturersbeganto
   producesmallercars.(c)Smallercarsuselessgasoline.

Equal/~teq~?

Mainidea?

Relationships:

Thefirstonehasbeendoneforyouasanexample.Asyoucanseefromtheexam-
ple,theremaybemorethanone waytocombinethesentences.