Thursday, September 9, 2021
Sentence-Combining - Combine the following sentences to make better writing:
My name is Maria Lopez.
I'm from Mexico.
Now I'm a permanent resident of the United States.
The name of my city is Houston.
Houston is in the state of Texas.
My name is Maria Lopez, and I am from Mexico but now I am a permanent resident of the United States living in Houston, Texas.
I'm Mexican.
I was born in Monterrey.
Monterrey is in the state of Nuevo Leon.
Nuevo Leon is a state in Mexico.
I was born in Monterrey which is in the state of Nuevo Leon in Mexico.
I was born on May 4, 1979.
My mother's name is Gloria.
My father's name is Oscar.
My mother and father are in Monterrey.
I was born on May 4, 1979, to my parents Gloria and Oscar who still live in Monterrey.
I'm applying for naturalization because I want to be a citizen of the United States.
Punctuation Practice -
Write these sentences in your notebook making all the necessary punctuation changes:
a. alcatraz island located in the san francisco bay is 2 km offshore from san francisco california united states (15)
b. the small island was developed with facilities for a lighthouse a military fortification a military prison and a federal prison from 1934 to 1963 (5)
c. in 1969 the island was occupied for over 19 months by a group of native americans who were protesting about rights for indigenous people (5)
Alcatraz Island located in the san francisco bay is 2 km offshore from san francisco california united states (15)