III. Use Coordinating conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) to write one compound sentence
using the two simple sentences.
1. Peter drove to visit his friend. They went out for dinner.
2. Mary thinks she should go to school. She wants to get qualifications for a new profession.
3. Alan invested a lot of money in the business. The business went bankrupt.
4. David didn’t understand the homework assignment. He asked the teacher for help.
5. The students didn’t prepare for the test. They didn’t realize how important the test was.
6. Susan thinks she should stay home and relax. She also thinks she should go on vacation.
7. The doctors look at the x-rays. They decided to operate on the patient.
8. We went out on the town. We came home late.
9. Jack flew to London to visit his Uncle. He also wanted to visit the National Museum.
10. It is raining. It is very cold.
11. Henry studied very hard for the test. He passed with high marks.
12. I would like to play tennis today. If I don’t play tennis, I would like to play golf.
13. We needed some food for the week. We went to the supermarket.
14. Tom asked his teacher for help. He also asked his parents for help.
15. Janet doesn’t like sushi. She doesn’t like any kind of fish.
Answers
Peter drove to visit his friend, and they went out for dinner.
Mary thinks she should go to school, for she wants to get qualifications for a new profession.
Alan invested a lot of money in the business, but the business went bankrupt.
Doug didn't understand the homework assignment, so he asked the teacher for help.
The students didn't prepare for the test, nor did they realize how important the test was.
Susan thinks she should stay home and relax, or she should go on vacation.
The doctors looked at the x-rays, so they decided to operate on the patient.
We went out on the town, and we came home late.
Jack flew to London to visit his Uncle, and to visit the National Museum.
It is sunny, but it is very cold.
Henry studied very hard for the test, so passed with high marks.
I would like to play tennis today, or I would like to play golf.
We needed some food for the week, so We went to the supermarket.
Tom asked his teacher for help, and he asked his parents.
Janet doesn't like sushi, nor does she like any kind of fish
The above sentences can be rearranged using suitable conjunctions, the rearranged sentences are given below:
1. Peter drove to visit his friend and they went out for dinner.
2. Mary thinks she should go to school because she wants to get qualifications for a new profession.
3. Alan invested a lot of money in the business but the business went bankrupt.
4. David didn’t understand the homework assignment so he asked the teacher for help.
5. The students didn’t prepare for the test because they didn’t realize how important the test was.
6. Susan thinks she should stay home and relax but she also thinks she should go on vacation.
7. The doctors look at the x-rays and decided to operate on the patient.
8. We went out on the town and came home late.
9. Jack flew to London to visit his Uncle and he also wanted to visit the National Museum.
10. It is raining, therefore, it is very cold.
11. Henry studied very hard for the test and passed with high marks.
12. I would like to play tennis today but if I don’t play tennis, I would like to play golf.
13. We needed some food for the week so we went to the supermarket.
14. Tom asked his teacher for help and he also asked his parents for help.
15. Janet doesn’t like sushi and she doesn’t like any kind of fish.