Exercise 1

Rewrite the following sentences, writing in separate sentences the

clauses that are united by the conjunctions:

1. The birds are singing _and_ spring is here.

2. We talk of peace, _but_ war still rages.

3. The unemployed cannot find work _and_ they are dying of hunger.

4. We believed in war for defense _and_ every nation is now fighting

for defense.

5. We believe in education _and_ we are struggling for universal

education.

6. The old order is fast passing _and_ the new order is rapidly

appearing.

7. Profit is the keynote of the present, _but_ service shall be the

keynote of the future.

8. All children should be in school, _but_ thousands must earn their

bread.

Note that these sentences are made up of two or more simple sentences

combined; and each of these simple sentences is called a clause, and

each clause must contain a subject and a predicate.

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