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Common Error 15.3 Is a connector missing?

but
Many people immigrate for political reasons, others immigrate for economic reasons.
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RemembeR: Use a connector (a coordinating conjunction, a subordinating conjunction, or a transition) to
join clauses and show relationships between clauses.

ACTIVITY 6 Common Error 15.3

For each sentence, fill in the blank with the correct connector. Use the punctuation
in the sentence to help you. For some sentences, more than one answer may be
possible.

1. College libraries offer many valuable services online,
many students are unaware of these resources.

2. In 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her
seat on the bus to a white man, African-Americans boycotted the Montgomery,

Alabama, bus system for over a year.

3. Many Native American languages are becoming extinct. ,
one Native American tribe, the Ojibwe, has created podcasts of language lessons
to encourage young tribal members to learn and retain the language.

4. Most experts recommend smartphone users leave their phones on

they have finished using them.

5. Allergists offer helpful advice to people who suffer when pollen counts are high.
, they suggest keeping windows and doors closed and
using the car air conditioner while driving.

6. A recent survey showed that most adults consider it acceptable to use a cell phone

while walking outside. , only a small number consider it
acceptable to do so during a meeting.
7. the teaching profession does not pay as well as other

professions, schools are facing teacher shortages.

8. Students who enroll in a culinary arts school learn the techniques and theories
of cooking, they often learn hotel and restaurant
management skills as well.

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