Sentence strength and variety (grammar support)

Create two sentences from each pair using first a coordinating conjunction and then a conjunctive adverb.

1. Pets are not allowed in Ms. Wallace’s building. She owns several cats and a parrot.
2. New legislation prevents drivers from sending or reading text messages while driving. Many people continue to use their phones illegally.
3. Many students try to take class notes on a tablet or other device. A great deal of research suggests that taking notes by hand rather than with a keyboard enhances learning and retention.
4. The coroner concluded that the young man had taken a lethal concoction of drugs. By the time his relatives found him, nothing could be done.
5. The human eyes are drawn to the screens of modern technology. An open laptop can distract classmates as far as 8 feet away.
6. Amphibians are vertebrates that live on land and in the water. Flatworms are invertebrates that live only in water.
7. Many students, particularly those in competitive graduate programs, struggle to find time to exercise. Research shows that people who exercise are exponentially more productive than those who do not.
8. Emmett carefully fed and watered his tomato plants all summer. The tomatoes grew juicy and ripe.
9. Many instructors allocate a percentage of the total grade to participation points. Students who participate actively in class generally achieve better grades than students who remain silent.
10. When he lost his car key, Oscar attempted to open the door with a wire hanger, a credit card, and a paper clip. He called the manufacturer for advice.

Combine each sentence pair into a single sentence using a subordinating conjunction.

1. Iana is going to Mexico. There are beautiful beaches in Mexico.
2. The top students will be chosen. The scholarship will be offered to the top students.
3. A snowstorm disrupted traffic all over the east coast. There will be long delivery delays this week.
4. Artificial intelligence programs are sometimes used to complete class assignments. Using excessive material produced by an artificial intelligence program is considered a violation of academic integrity in many institutions.
5. My neighbor had his television volume turned up too high. I banged on his door and asked him to keep the noise down.
6. Poor time-management skills cause stress and frustration for many students. Learning time-management skills is rarely a priority.
7. Jessica prepared the potato salad and the sauteed vegetables. Natalia marinated the chicken.
8. Parking passes are very costly. The university hope to discourage the use of vehicles on campus.
9. Shakespeare wrote tragedies, comedies, history plays and poetry. Some of his most renowned work is rather dark and violent.
10. Romeo poisons himself. Juliet awakes to find Romeo dead and stabs herself with a dagger.

Create two sentences from each group: first a compound sentence (using a coordinating conjunction) and  then a complex sentence (using a subordinating conjunction).

1. Heroin is an extremely addictive drug. Thousands of heroin addicts die each year.
2. Many high schools and colleges invest heavily in athletic programs. Some stakeholders believe the focus of schools should be academic.
3. Shakespeare’s writing is still relevant today. He wrote about timeless themes. These themes include love, hate, jealousy, death, and destiny.
4. Some societies are very mobile. There are people who have never traveled more than a couple of hours from their birthplace.
5. Originally, gay marriage was legal in only six states: Iowa, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. The Supreme Court ruled it was legal in all states.
6. Issues of climate change are impacting populations around the world. The economic status of a country affects its ability to participate in efforts to reduce global warming.
7. Prewriting is a vital stage of the writing process. Prewriting helps you organize your ideas. Types of prewriting include outlining, brainstorming, and idea mapping.
8. Research writing is ongoing. A draft may be revised multiple times while the writer continues to learn about the topic. New information may impact a research article up to the point of publication.
9. Ernest Hemingway is a famous writer. He also served on the local school board. His house is in Key West, Florida.
10. Plagiarism is not difficult to discover. Instructors often use copy-and-paste mechanisms to detect plagiarism that are similar to those used by plagiarists.