The document contains examples of combining multiple sentences into single sentences while maintaining their meaning. It provides before and after examples of combining sentences about Mark Twain's personal life and investments, challenges faced by international freshmen students, and uses of proper parallel structure in writing.

1. The Sentence: Revisited
Writing: 1st Year
Meeting # 05
March. 21, 2020
Haider Al-Mansury

2. Combine the following sentences into one:
Twain's beloved daughter, Susy, died in the Hartford home.
Twain never felt the same about the house again.
He soon left the house and Hartford.
He returned only once.
He came back for the funeral of his friend, Charles.

3. After Mark Twain's beloved daughter, Susy, died of
spinal meningitis in the Hartford home, he never
felt the same about the house again and soon left
the house and Hartford, to return only once, for
the funeral of his friend, Charles.

4. Combine the following sentences into one:
Mark Twain loved industrial inventions.
He lost a fortune investing in them.
One of these inventions was the elaborate Paige typesetter.
Unfortunately for Twain, this machine was developed at the
same time as the Linotype.
The Linotype machine was much simpler and less expensive.

5. Mark Twain loved industrial inventions and lost a
fortune investing in machines such as the
elaborate Paige typesetter -- which, unfortunately
for Twain, was developed at the same time as the
much simpler and less expensive Linotype
machine.

6. Combine the following sentences into one:
1st year can be very difficult for international students.
Freshmen students miss their families.
They miss the food and climates of their native
countries.
They have to cope with the stresses of a new country.
They have to deal with the stresses of a new school,
too.

7. Combine the following sentences into one:
There is good news for the freshmen.
They make friends.
They get used to the terrible weather.
They adapt to the food.
They learn how to deal with getting less than an A.

8. Parallelism

9. Use proper parallel structures
Sarah’s style was remarkable for its dexterity, grace,
and she could play any position.
Either you will begin to study now or risk failing the
exam.
He wasted his first year at college by not studying
enough and spending too much time at parties.

10. Use proper parallel structures
The students prepared for their exams at home, they
spent extra hours with their tutors, they did the
necessary research in the library, and asked questions
in their classrooms.
The economy of South Korea is currently stronger than
Japan.

11. Use proper parallel structures
Ali’s motivation to succeed in this program seems to be
greater than his sister.
The college has space for a new computer lab but not a
faculty lounge.

12. Use proper parallel structures
Her conditions for signing the contract are, first, the
commissioner has to approve the terms; second, that
the other players must sign as well.
We have no doubt about her care and interest in the
proposal.
Computers have helped by saving labor costs and impr
ove the speed of production.