Exercise 1. In the following sentences find compound sentences and explain how they are formed. 1. Tides constitute a change in the level of water in the oceans and are caused by the gravitational interaction between heavenly bodies.
2. The Great Depression serves as an example of dramatic fluctuations in the balanced wage rate.
3. Ulysses wants to play for UConn Huskies, but he has had trouble meet- ing the academic requirements.
4. My grandmother has stayed up late four nights in a row; as a result, she cannot seem to get well.
5. Harold wants the Boston Red Sox to win the World Series, yet his favorite team is the Baltimore Orioles.
6. The union leaders wanted to strike, for the union members were not being paid a living wage.
7. Your resume looks quite promising, so we are anx- ious to hire you. 8. The President’s recommendation called for a tax increase; very few senators will vote for it.
9. Tom, my orange cat, loves having his head scratched but hates getting his claws trimmed. 10. Kyle refused to eat the salad served with the meal, nor would he touch any green vegetable put on his plate.
11. At a red light, Maria jumped out of Gino's car and slammed the door because she could not tolerate one more minute of the heavy metal music that Gino in- sisted on blasting from the stereo.
12. Toolmakers not only help to construct elaborate tools but also test them for reliability and utility.
13. Florida has not yet ratified the Equal Rights Amendment, and neither have several other states.
14.She wanted to serve some coffee to her guests; however she did not have much sugar.
