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The city _____ take a dog from its owner unless the dog hurts somebody.<br />
Dog owners _____ follow these laws, or they _____ pay money for breaking<br />
the laws. In addition, dog owners _____ try to be thoughtful. They _____<br />
think about their neighbors, and they _____ _____ do anything to make<br />
their neighbors angry. The city _____ pass a law to make people thought <br />
ful, but we _____ all try to think of our neighbors.<br />
V. !ontrolled !omposition Dictocomp<br />
Your teacher will read the paragraph above three times. Listen carefully,<br />
but do not take notes. After the third reading, write the paragraph<br />
as well as you can from memory. Check your punctuation and sentence<br />
combining techniques.<br />
VI. !ontrolled !omposition Variety in sentence types<br />
Good writers use some short, simple sentences and some longer<br />
sentences. Rewrite the paragraph below and vary the length of the<br />
sentences. You may make some longer by combining them with coordinate<br />
conjunctions, subordinate conjunctions, or conjunctive adverbs.<br />
Here is a list of the connectors we have used so far:<br />
Coordinate<br />
Conjunctions<br />
and<br />
but<br />
or<br />
so<br />
Subordinate<br />
Conjunctions<br />
after<br />
so…that<br />
although such…that<br />
because unless<br />
before until<br />
even though when<br />
if<br />
while<br />
Conjunctive<br />
Adverbs<br />
as a result<br />
besides<br />
however<br />
in addition<br />
moreover<br />
nevertheless<br />
on the other hand<br />
therefore<br />
“Cats and Dogs”<br />
Some people like cats. Other people like dogs. People have strong<br />
ideas about cats. People have strong ideas about dogs. People often<br />
don’t have both cats and dogs in the same house.<br />
Cat owners talk about their pets with love. Cats are quiet. Cats are<br />
clean. Cats are good in apartments. They don’t need a lot of space. They<br />
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