EXERCISE 15. BY USING PROPER CONNECTIVES (PAGE 127), COMBINE EACH OF T...
10. She used a haircolor kit. She had red hair. (Hint: Use after.)
Verbals
For variety, introduce verbals (see pages 161–164 in Part Three) into your writing.
WITHOUT PARTICIPLE
: I discovered an interest in various kinds of
mushrooms. I decided to take a course in
botany.
WITH PARTICIPLE
: Having discovered an interest in various kinds
of mushrooms, I decided to take a course in
WITHOUT GERUND
: We all celebrated after we had won the softball
championship.
WITH GERUND
: We all celebrated after winning the softball
WITHOUT INFINITIVE
: Lars read Plutarch’s Lives in order that he
might learn more about the Roman emperors.
WITH INFINITIVE