developing_writing

Copy the sentences, and make the corrections that are necessary.
Use semi­colons, and use capital letters where they are needed.
1. some people love dogs other people hate them
2. mr brown wants a law against dogs he says dogs are a problem in
the city
3. dogs are loud and dirty moreover they always run loose
4. dogs need room for running therefore they should not live in town
5. dogs can t speak for themselves therefore i will speak for them
6. a dog is more than a pet a dog is a friend
7. dogs are animals nevertheless they are intelligent
8. we train our dogs as a result they can do tricks
9. dog owners should be thoughtful they must not let their dogs run
loose
10. the city already has health laws owners must clean up after their
dogs
11. mr brown is right about these problems on the other hand the city
can t pass a law against dogs
12. policemen use dogs in their work in addition blind people need
dogs
II. Grammar
Sentence combining with subordinate conjunctions
and conjunctive adverbs
Combine each pair of sentences into one longer sentence. Remember
that the punctuation pattern is different for subordinate conjunctions
and conjunctive adverbs.
Conjunctions
because (introduces a cause)
if (introduces a condition)
unless (means if not)
even though
although
{
(introduce
an idea that
disagrees
with the first
idea)
therefore
as a result
Adverbs
{
however
nevertheless
on the other
hand
besides
moreover
in addition
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{
{
introduce a result
(introduce an idea
that disagrees
with the first idea)
(introduce an idea
that agrees or
gives more reasons)