Embedded Thoughts: Combining Sentences by
Compounding Embedded Thoughts

Application 12

Instructions Combine each set of sentences by compounding the bracketed embedded thoughts. Use the conjunction shown in parentheses. Example: I told you {that last night I watched the news on television}. I told you {that it really made me think hard}. I told you that last night I watched the news on television and that it really made me think hard. 1. (and)           2. (and)           3. (or)           4. (, , and)           5. (and)           6. (or)           7. (and)           8. (but)           9. (, , yet)           10. (but)

CONTENTS MAIN PAGE 5.1 Writing 5.2 From Independent to Dependent Clause 5.3 Recognizing Dependent Clauses 5.4 From Verb to Verbal 5.5 Recognizing Verbal Phrases 5.6 Combining Sentences by Embedding Thoughts 5.7 Combining Sentences by Compounding Embedded Thoughts 5.8 Review Part 1 5.8 Review Part 2 5.9 Fun With Grammar 5.10 Return to Your Writing 5.11 Mastery Test