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ACTIVITY 9 Building Greater Sentences

Combine these short sentences into one sentence. You can add new words and move words around, but
you should not add or omit any ideas. More than one answer is possible, but these sentences require
parallelism.

1. a. A zebra’s stripes help it to keep cool.
b. A zebra’s stripes help it avoid insect bites.
c. A zebra’s stripes help it hide from predators such as lions.

2. a. In 2024, the Summer Olympics will happen.
b. Maybe the Summer Olympics will be in Europe.
c. Maybe the Summer Olympics will be in North America

3. a. Alexander Hamilton was the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
b. He was the founder of the Federalist Party.
c. The Federalist Party was the first democratic political party in the world.

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