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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)