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An inventor controls a snake robot in
a lab at Carnegie Mellon University
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

ACTIVITY 8 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 all of these sentences
require future forms.

1. a. Robots are going to replace human workers.
b. Robots are more efficient than human workers.
c. Robots also cost less than human workers.
d. Some economists fear this.

2. a. It is possible that businesses will lose customers.
b. It is possible that businesses will lose sales.
c. Studies show this.
d. These businesses are new.
e. This happens when the businesses display too little merchandise.

3. a. People will die in traffic accidents this year.
b. This year’s number will be higher than last year’s number.
c. This year’s number is approximately 8 percent higher.
d. The National Highway Safety Administration predicts this.

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