26.Peg entered the room. Lisa was in the room. Lisa lay on his couch. Lisa appeared to be asleep. Lisa’s hair was long. It nearly touched the floor. On Lisa’s stomach was her cat. Its name was Tikky.(long sentence)

When Peg entered the room, Lisa was lying on his couch, being asleep, whose long hair nearly touched the floor and her cat Tikky was on her stomach.

27.Jack obtained a credit card. He began spending money carelessly.(complex sentence)

When Jack obtained a credit card, he began spending money carelessly.

28.David lopped dead branches off the tree, and Michelle stacked them into piles on the ground below.(complex sentence with subordinate clause)

After David lopped dead branches off the tree, Michelle stacked them into piles on the ground below.

29.Jack dialed the police emergency number. He received a busy signal. He dropped the phone and ran. He didn’t have time to call back.(compound complex sentence)

Jack dialed the police emergency number but he received a busy signal so he dropped the phone and ran because he didn’t have time to call back.

30.George tried to protect himself from the dampness of the room. He wrapped a scarf around his neck.(simple sentence with –ing phrase)

Trying to protect himself from the dampness of the room, George wrapped a scarf around his neck.

31.The crowd began file slowly out of the stadium. They were stunned by the last-minute touchdown(着地得分).(simple sentence with –ed phrase)

The crowd began to file slowly out of the stadium, stunned by the last-minute touchdown.

32.At midnight my roommate closed her books. I studied until 2 A.M.(compound sentence)

At midnight my roommate closed her books, but I studied until 2 A.M.

33.The movie disgusted the coach. He worked out after fifteen minutes.(complex sentence)

Because the movie disgusted the coach, he worked out after fifteen minutes.

34.The rain hit the hot pavement. Plumes of stream rose from the blacktop. Cars slowed crawl. The fog obscured the driver’s vision.(compound complex sentence)

When the rain hit the hot pavement, plumes of stream rose from the blacktop and cars slowed crawl for the fog obscured the driver’s vision.

35.I leaned to quite my mind through mediation. Mediation can help me sleep better.(simple sentences with to opener)

To help me sleep better, I leaned to quite my mind through mediation,.

36.The house is small. It is white. It is on the corner.(long sentence)

The house is on the corner, small and white.